CVE-2017-5604
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
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 mcabber 1.0.0 - 1.0.4.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.0.4-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.0.4-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.0.4-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.0.4-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.0.4-1.1 |
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96184
- https://mcabber.com/hg/rev/2a9569fd7644
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5604
CWEs
CWE-20 CWE-346
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.