CVE-2019-5010
Public on 2019-03-07
Modified on 2019-07-01
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the certificate parsing code in Python. This causes a denial of service to applications when parsing specially crafted certificates. This vulnerability is unlikely to be triggered if application enables SSL/TLS certificate validation and accepts certificates only from trusted root certificate authorities.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | 2019-06-25 | ALAS2-2019-1230 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python27 | 2019-03-21 | ALAS-2019-1169 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python3 | 2019-03-07 | ALAS2-2019-1169 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python34 | 2019-03-21 | ALAS-2019-1169 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python35 | 2019-03-21 | ALAS-2019-1169 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python36 | 2019-03-21 | ALAS-2019-1169 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |