CVE-2019-0223

While investigating bug PROTON-2014, we discovered that under some circumstances Apache Qpid Proton versions 0.9 to 0.27.0 (C library and its language bindings) can connect to a peer anonymously using TLS *even when configured to verify the peer certificate* while used with OpenSSL versions before 1.1.0. This means that an undetected man in the middle attack could be constructed if an attacker can arrange to intercept TLS traffic.

Published: 2019-04-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-0223 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.20%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-0223

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-07 6.15% 6.20% +0.05%
2 2026-06-15 0.41% 6.15% +5.74%
3 2025-12-14 0.41%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-0223

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 5.2 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-0223

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-0223

GHSA-5h6x-m52p-23ph · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Withdrawn Advisory: Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Qpid Proton

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-0223

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-0223 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (qpid-proton), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-0223
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0223
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0223/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-0223 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (qpid-proton), 19 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 14, needs-triage 3, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-0223

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-0223

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache qpid >= 0.9, <= 0.27.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat jboss_amq_clients_2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_amq_clients_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openstack 13 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat openstack 14 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 6.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 6.7 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 5.9 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-0223

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/23/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108044 Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0886 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1398 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1399 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1400 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2777 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2778 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2779 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2780 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2781 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2782 Third Party Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-2014?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Aall-tabpanel Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/008ee5e78e5a090e1fcc5f6617f425e4e51d59f03d3eda2dd006df9f%40%3Cusers.qpid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3adb2f020f705b4fd453982992a68cd10f9d5ac728b699efdb73c1f5%40%3Cdev.qpid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/49c83f0acce5ceaeffca51714ec2ba0f0199bcb8f99167181bba441b%40%3Cdev.qpid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/914424e4d798a340f523b6169aaf39b626971d9bb00fcdeb1d5d6c0d%40%3Ccommits.qpid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d9c9a882a292e2defaed1f954528c916fb64497ce57db652727e39b0%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
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