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Red Hat: CVE-2019-5010: CVE-2019-5010 python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-5010: CVE-2019-5010 python: NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted X509 certificate (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/06/2019
Created
08/08/2019
Added
08/07/2019
Modified
12/15/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-platform-python
  • redhat-upgrade-platform-python-debug
  • redhat-upgrade-platform-python-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-python
  • redhat-upgrade-python-debug
  • redhat-upgrade-python-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-python-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-python-test
  • redhat-upgrade-python-tools
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-idle
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-test
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-tkinter
  • redhat-upgrade-tkinter

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