Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5592
CVE-2017-5592
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).
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:cyg3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.4.7:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:profanity_project:profanity:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 0.4.7 - 0.5.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/boothj5/profanity/commit/8e75437a7e43d4c55e861691f74892e666e29b0bnvdPatch
- 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/96173nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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