Vulnerability in Python.org Python 2.7.11 / (CVE-2019-5010)
Summary
Vulnerability in Python.org Python 2.7.11 / (CVE-2019-5010). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-5010 has been found in Python.org Python 2.7.11 /.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Python.org Python 2.7.11 / CVE-2019-5010" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-5010 (Python.org Python 2.7.11 /) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Python.org Python 2.7.11 /.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Python.org Python 2.7.11 /.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Python.org Python 2.7.11 / を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2019-5010 python2 Fixed in: 2.7.15-r3
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5010 python2.7 Fixed in: 2.7.15-6
References
- advisory lists.opensuse.org
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory lists.debian.org
- advisory lists.debian.org
- advisory security.gentoo.org
- exploit talosintelligence.com
- web lists.apache.org