What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-3737?

CVE-2018-3737 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-3737?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-3737. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-3737?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2018-3737. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Sshpk CVE-2018-3737

HIGH

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2018-06-07 support@hackerone.com

Denial Of Service Sshpk

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 07, 2018 - 02:29 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

2 npm packages depend on sshpk (2 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.13.2.

DescriptionNVD

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

AnalysisAI

sshpk is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. sshpk is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys. Affected products include: Joyent Sshpk.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.