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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting python-libs package, versions <0:2.7.16-1.amzn2.0.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.85% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONLIBS-1671065
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 31 Oct 2019
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Introduced: 31 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-5010 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-libs to version 0:2.7.16-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1230.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-libs package and not the python-libs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High