CVE-2019-5010
mediumpriority · attend · 47EPSS 0.207 · 98 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (87)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Python≤ Python.org CPython 2.7.11 Python.org CPython 3.6.6 Python.org CPython 3.5.2 Python.org CPython 3 master at 480833808e918a1dcebbbcfd07d5a8de3c5c2a66enisa_euvdEU
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2025-0041Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in F5 BIG-IPNL2025-02-07csaf · ncsc_nlNL
F5 heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in BIG-IP.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1601Python: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2019-01-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Python ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- PSF-2019-8TALOS-2018-0758 SSL CRL distribution points Denial of Service2019-10-31vendor · osvUS
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.
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sources
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references (47)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00023.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.htmlcnnvd
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