CVE-2019-5010

Public Exploit

Description

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parser of Python.org Python 2.7.11 / 3.6.6. A specially crafted X509 certificate can cause a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can initiate or accept TLS connections using crafted certificates to trigger this vulnerability.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.65% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a Python
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html third party advisory mailing list
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0758 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5010?
CVE-2019-5010 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5010?
To fix CVE-2019-5010, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5010 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-5010 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5010?
CVE-2019-5010 affects n/a Python.
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