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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-3737

CVE-2018-3737

Description

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

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
sshpknpm	< 1.13.2	1.13.2

Affected products

2

ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/sshpk
Range: < 1.13.2
Hackerone/Sspa Node Modulecpe-rescue
Range: Versions up to and including 1.13.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

6

hackerone.com/reports/319593nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m39-62fm-q8r3ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3737ghsaADVISORY
github.com/joyent/node-sshpk/blob/v1.13.1/lib/formats/ssh.jsghsaWEB
github.com/joyent/node-sshpk/commit/46065d38a5e6d1bccf86d3efb2fb83c14e3f9957ghsaWEB
www.npmjs.com/advisories/606ghsaWEB

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