CVE-2017-5604
N/A
Published: February 9, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMCabber
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29x_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.pdfQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-346
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