CVE-2017-5590 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....
MediumCVSS 5.9
EPSS 0.73%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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 ChatSecure (3.2.0 - 4.0.0; only iOS) and Zom (all versions up to 1.0.11; only iOS).
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| chatsecure | = 3.2.0 | No fix listed |
| chatsecure | = 3.2.1 | No fix listed |
| chatsecure | = 3.2.2 | No fix listed |
| chatsecure | = 3.2.3 | No fix listed |
| chatsecure | = 4.0.0 | No fix listed |
| zom | <= 1.0.11 | No fix listed |
References
- openwall.com exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 96165 vdb-entry
- github.com patch
- github.com patch
- rt-solutions.de exploit technical-description third-party-advisory
- rt-solutions.de exploit technical-description third-party-advisory