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title: "CVE-2023-23919\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2023-23919

Publication date 23 February 2023

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23919?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A cryptographic vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.2.0, <18.14.1,
<16.19.1, <14.21.3 that in some cases did does not clear the OpenSSL error
stack after operations that may set it. This may lead to false positive
errors during subsequent cryptographic operations that happen to be on the
same thread. This in turn could be used to cause a denial of service.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| nodejs | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1 |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-23919)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23919)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-23919)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23919)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-6672-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-6672-1)
+ Node.js vulnerabilities
+ 4 March 2024

### Other references

* <https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/#node-js-openssl-error-handling-issues-in-nodejs-crypto-library-medium-cve-2023-23919>
* <https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/438812e14d3b2a705fb639b69e37c6cc4e7c8029>
* <https://hackerone.com/reports/1808596>
* <https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23919>