CVE-2017-5592
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5592 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-02-09 20:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-01-23 18:29:00 UTC |
| 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 profanity (0.4.7 - 0.5.0). |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-346
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | - | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | cyg1 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | cyg2 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | cyg3 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.5.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | - | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | cyg1 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | cyg2 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | cyg3 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.4.7 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.5.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Profanity Project | Profanity | 0.5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-5589+ Multiple XMPP Clients User Impersonation Vulnerability – rt-solutions.de – experts you can trust | MISC | rt-solutions.de | Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| Add carbons from check · boothj5/profanity@8e75437 · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Patch |
| Profanity XMPP Client CVE-2017-5592 User Impersonation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf | MISC | rt-solutions.de | Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE-2017-5589+ Multiple XMPP Clients User Impersonation Vulnerability | MISC | openwall.com | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.