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CVE-2017-5606

Published: Feb 9, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

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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 Xabber (only if manually enabled: 1.0.30, 1.0.30 VIP, beta 1.0.3 - 1.0.74; Android).

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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vdb-entry

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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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