CVE-2018-3737 (High) detected in sshpk-1.13.1.tgz

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CVE-2018-3737 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - sshpk-1.13.1.tgz

A library for finding and using SSH public keys

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/sshpk/-/sshpk-1.13.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/sshpk/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• speech-1.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • google-gax-0.14.5.tgz
    • grpc-1.7.3.tgz
      • node-pre-gyp-0.6.39.tgz
        • request-2.81.0.tgz
          • http-signature-1.1.1.tgz
            • ❌ sshpk-1.13.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f982a2ac7e2b2fffce4b4bc02af9d8eebfaf953b

Vulnerability Details

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

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2018-3737

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://hackerone.com/reports/319593

Release Date: 2018-06-07

Fix Resolution (sshpk): 1.13.2

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@google-cloud/speech): 1.2.0

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