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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5010
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5010
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published October 31, 2019
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| python2.7 | Debian:11 | 2.7.15-6 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | python2.7 | 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 31, 2019 CVE Published
- Aug 29, 2026 CVE Updated
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