VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-5010
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parser of Python.org Python 2.7.11 / 3.6.6.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 20.7%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 20.74% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- python/python · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0758Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0758Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.