{"cve":"CVE-2019-5010","nvd":{"published":"2019-10-31T21:15:13.293","modified":"2026-10-07T19:17:14.050","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","opensuse:leap","python:python","redhat:enterprise_linux","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:59:25.448946135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-5010","score":0.20743,"percentile":0.97517,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}