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CVE-2017-5592

CVE-2017-5592

EPSS 0.8%
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).
Affected products
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References
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29https://github.com/boothj5/profanity/commit/8e75437a7e43d4c55e861691f74892e666e29b0bhttps://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.pdfhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96173