CVE-2019-14853
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 26, 2019 at 12:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPython Ecdsa
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An error-handling flaw was found in python-ecdsa before version 0.13.3. During signature decoding, malformed DER signatures could raise unexpected exceptions (or no exceptions at all), which could lead to a denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.13.30.13.3
Affected range stops below 0.13.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14853x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/warner/python-ecdsa/releases/tag/python-ecdsa-0.13.3Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4588CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-391CWE-755
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