CVE-2017-5589

Public Exploit

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).

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory rt-solutions.de Third-Party Advisory rt-solutions.de
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/ge0rg/yaxim/commit/65a38dc77545d9568732189e86089390f0ceaf9f patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96170 vdb entry
https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ exploit third party advisory technical description
https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf exploit third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5589?
CVE-2017-5589 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5589?
To fix CVE-2017-5589, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5589 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5589 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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