CVE-2017-5592 Information

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).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96173 https://github.com/boothj5/profanity/commit/8e75437a7e43d4c55e861691f74892e666e29b0b 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

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9