CVE-2017-5604 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 1.3%
- 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 mcabber 1.0.0 - 1.0.4.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/mcabber(Debian:12) | < 1.0.4-1.1 | 1.0.4-1.1 |
| debian/mcabber(Debian:13) | < 1.0.4-1.1 | 1.0.4-1.1 |
| mcabber | = 1.0.0 | No fix listed |
| mcabber | = 1.0.1 | No fix listed |
| mcabber | = 1.0.2 | No fix listed |
| mcabber | = 1.0.3 | No fix listed |
| mcabber | = 1.0.4 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-5604 vendor-advisory
- openwall.com exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 96184 vdb-entry
- mcabber.com patch
- rt-solutions.de exploit technical-description third-party-advisory
- rt-solutions.de exploit technical-description third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking