CVE-2019-17023

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2020 at 09:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:23 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxFirefox

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

After a HelloRetryRequest has been sent, the client may negotiate a lower protocol that TLS 1.3, resulting in an invalid state transition in the TLS State Machine. If the client gets into this state, incoming Application Data records will be ignored. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 72v < 72.0
Affected range stops below 72, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 72.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1590001
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4234-1/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4397-1/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4726

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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