CVE-2019-5010

Python 3.6 and 2 others: NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2019-5010 is fixed in 25 products on 2 platforms, first by Python 3.7 3.7.3, released March 25, 2019. 2 other affected products have no fix yet. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
7.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.2074
97th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Python 3.7 3.7.3 Python 3.7 3.7.3 Mar 25, 2019
Linux
idle-python2.7 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 idle-python2.7 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
idle-python3.6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 idle-python3.6 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
libpython2.7 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 libpython2.7 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
libpython2.7-minimal · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 libpython2.7-minimal 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
libpython2.7-stdlib · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 libpython2.7-stdlib 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
libpython2.7-testsuite · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 libpython2.7-testsuite 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
libpython3.6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 libpython3.6 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
libpython3.6-minimal · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 libpython3.6-minimal 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
libpython3.6-stdlib · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 libpython3.6-stdlib 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
libpython3.6-testsuite · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 libpython3.6-testsuite 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
platform-python · RHEL 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 RHSA-2019:3520 Nov 5, 2019
platform-python · ol 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.0.1.el8 ELSA-2019-3520 Nov 14, 2019
platform-python-debug · RHEL 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 RHSA-2019:3520 Nov 5, 2019
platform-python-debug · ol 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.0.1.el8 ELSA-2019-3520 Nov 14, 2019
platform-python-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 RHSA-2019:3520 Nov 5, 2019
platform-python-devel · ol 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.0.1.el8 ELSA-2019-3520 Nov 14, 2019
python2.7 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 python2.7 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
python2.7-examples · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 python2.7-examples 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
python2.7-minimal · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 python2.7-minimal 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1 Jul 12, 2019
python3-idle · RHEL 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 RHSA-2019:3520 Nov 5, 2019
python3-idle · ol 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.0.1.el8 ELSA-2019-3520 Nov 14, 2019
python3-libs · RHEL 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 RHSA-2019:3520 Nov 5, 2019
python3-libs · ol 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.0.1.el8 ELSA-2019-3520 Nov 14, 2019
python3-test · RHEL 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 RHSA-2019:3520 Nov 5, 2019
python3-test · ol 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.0.1.el8 ELSA-2019-3520 Nov 14, 2019
python3-tkinter · RHEL 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.el8 RHSA-2019:3520 Nov 5, 2019
python3-tkinter · ol 8 0:3.6.8-15.1.0.1.el8 ELSA-2019-3520 Nov 14, 2019
python3.6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 python3.6 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
python3.6-examples · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 python3.6-examples 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
python3.6-minimal · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 python3.6-minimal 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
python3.6-venv · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 python3.6-venv 3.6.8-1~18.04.2 Jul 12, 2019
No fix yet
Python 3.5 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Python 3.6 (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a

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