Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-5589

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 yaxim and Bruno (0.8.6 - 0.8.8; Android).

Affected products

Yaxim/Bruno3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:bruno:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
Yaxim/Yaxim3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yaxim:yaxim:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

github.com/ge0rg/yaxim/commit/65a38dc77545d9568732189e86089390f0ceaf9fnvdPatch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdfnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96170nvd

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