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Status published
Medium
CVE-2017-5589
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP...
Vulnerability Description
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in the vulnerable application's display. This allows for various kinds of social engineering attacks. This CVE is for yaxim and Bruno (0.8.6 - 0.8.8; Android).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
- https://github.com/ge0rg/yaxim/commit/65a38dc77545d9568732189e86089390f0ceaf9f
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96170
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf
Affected Vendor
yaxim
View all reports →Affected Software
bruno, yaxim
Vulnerable Versions:
0.8.6, 0.8.7, 0.8.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 9th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.