Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5604
CVE-2017-5604
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 mcabber 1.0.0 - 1.0.4.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- mcabber.com/hg/rev/2a9569fd7644nvdPatch
- 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/96184nvd
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