UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5604

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5604
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5604.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5604
Related
Published
2017-02-09T20:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:20Z
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

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / mcabber

Package

Name
mcabber
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mcabber@1.1.0-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.0-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.4-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.0-1",
            "binary_name": "mcabber"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.0-1",
            "binary_name": "mcabber-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}