CVE-2019-5010

HIGH

Python 2.7.0-2.7.15 - Denial of Service via X509 Certificate NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-5010. PoCs published by JonathanWilbur.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a PoC for CVE-2019-5010, which exploits a vulnerability in Python's ssl module. The exploit generates a malicious certificate that causes a crash (DoS) when processed by the vulnerable module.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC

by JonathanWilbur · poc

https://github.com/JonathanWilbur/CVE-2019-5010

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This repository contains a PoC for CVE-2019-5010, which exploits a vulnerability in Python's ssl module. The exploit generates a malicious certificate that causes a crash (DoS) when processed by the vulnerable module.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Python ssl module (versions affected by CVE-2019-5010)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Node.js and npm for building the project · Docker for running the victim container

MITRE ATT&CK