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CVE-2017-5590

N/A
Published: February 9, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsZomChatsecure

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96165
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS/commit/a340b4bb519227d89f85f2716a10a197a65d4856
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/zom/Zom-iOS/commit/880051eaa8ba32d1b257c87a7d8798a93561bfd3
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-346

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