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 Xabber (only if manually enabled: 1.0.30, 1.0.30 VIP, beta 1.0.3 - 1.0.74; Android).
References
Link Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96186 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-09T20:00:00

Updated: 2017-02-28T10:57:01

Reserved: 2017-01-28T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-5606

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-02-09T20:59:00.527

Modified: 2020-01-22T16:01:07.820


Link: CVE-2017-5606

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