Python 2.x.x <= 2.7.11, 3.x.x <= 3.6.6 Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Python is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python versions 2.0.0 through 2.7.11 and 3.0.0 through 3.6.6.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.7.12 or 3.6.7 respectively