ID:2354 - Exploit for NULL pointer dereference in Python - CVE-2019-5010

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:2354 - Exploit for NULL pointer dereference in Python - CVE-2019-5010

ID:2354 - Exploit for NULL pointer dereference in Python - CVE-2019-5010

Published: April 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17805
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5010
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Python

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the X509 certificate parser of the affected software improperly handles X509 certificates with a certificate extension that uses a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) distribution point with empty distributionPoint and cRLIssuer fields. A remote attacker can send a request to initiate a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection using an X509 certificate that submits malicious input, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition that causes the application to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.