CVE-2017-5602 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 jappix 1.0.0 to 1.1.6.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/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/96176 https://github.com/jappix/jappix/commit/ea6de7c65b80880bdf85df47c1a8a5d3d68491af 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