[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#901093: node-sshpk: CVE-2018-3737

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: node-sshpk
Version: 1.13.1+dfsg-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/joyent/node-sshpk/issues/44

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for node-sshpk.

CVE-2018-3737[0]:
| sshpk is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-3737
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3737
[1] https://github.com/joyent/node-sshpk/issues/44
[2] https://github.com/joyent/node-sshpk/commit/46065d38a5e6d1bccf86d3efb2fb83c14e3f9957

Regards,
Salvatore