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CVE-2017-5593

Published: Feb 9, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

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 Psi+ (0.16.563.580 - 0.16.571.627).

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29

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https://github.com/psi-im/iris/pull/47/commits/02e976d4426a1319a7af7d26d7aba9d8c6077570

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https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/

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https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf

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