NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting python3 package, versions <3.6.12-3.67.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
20.74% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-PYTHON3-2694412
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed23 Dec 2020

Introduced: 23 Dec 2020

CVE-2019-5010  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 python3 to version 3.6.12-3.67.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3 package and not the python3 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 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 Base Scores

version 3.1