CVE-2017-5589
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
09/02/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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).
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.90
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| 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:*:* | ||
| 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:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96170
- https://github.com/ge0rg/yaxim/commit/65a38dc77545d9568732189e86089390f0ceaf9f
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96170
- https://github.com/ge0rg/yaxim/commit/65a38dc77545d9568732189e86089390f0ceaf9f
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf



