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TI-2018-02734 Aliases CVE-2018-3737GHSA-2m39-62fm-q8r3

sshpk is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys.

Priority LOW 36CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

sshpk is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01711 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial sshpk (npm): 1.13.2Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOnesshpk node moduleVersions up to and including 1.13.1—No fix listedCNA
—sshpk (npm)before 1.13.21.13.2Patch availableGHSA-2m39-62fm-q8r3
  • sshpk node module VendorHackerOne Affected Versions up to and including 1.13.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • sshpk (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.2 Fixed in 1.13.2 Patch available GHSA-2m39-62fm-q8r3

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joyent:sshpk:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*up to 1.13.1VulnerableJoyent
  • cpe:2.3:a:joyent:sshpk:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 1.13.1 Vulnerable ·Joyent

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-2m39-62fm-q8r3 sshpk (npm) Fixed in 1.13.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:2625 Released 2020-06-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-nodejs8-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.17.0-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.17.0-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.17.0-2.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.17.0-2.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.17.0-2.el7 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:2625
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2020:2625
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2020:2625
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:2625
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
  • Red Hat Software Collections
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3737
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2m39-62fm-q8r3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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