CVE-2017-5593

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5593
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-09 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-03-01 02:59:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-346

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Psi-plus Psi 0.16.563.580 All All All
Application Psi-plus Psi 0.16.571.627 All All All
Application Psi-plus Psi 0.16.563.580 All All All
Application Psi-plus Psi 0.16.571.627 All All All
Application Psi-plus Psi 0.16.563.580 All All All
Application Psi-plus Psi 0.16.571.627 All All All

References

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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
Try to fix XMPP Client User Impersonation Vulnerability by Vitozz · Pull Request #47 · psi-im/iris · GitHub MISC github.com Patch
Psi+ CVE-2017-5593 User Impersonation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
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
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