DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5604

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5604
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5604.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5604
Upstream
Published
2017-02-09T20:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-11T04:01:26Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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 mcabber 1.0.0 - 1.0.4.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mcabber

Package

Name
mcabber
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcabber?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / mcabber

Package

Name
mcabber
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcabber?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / mcabber

Package

Name
mcabber
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcabber?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / mcabber

Package

Name
mcabber
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mcabber?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}