Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-5590
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 ChatSecure (3.2.0 - 4.0.0; only iOS) and Zom (all versions up to 1.0.11; only iOS).
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 58.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.9
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96165
- https://github.com/ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS/commit/a340b4bb519227d89f85f2716a10a197a65d4856
- https://github.com/zom/Zom-iOS/commit/880051eaa8ba32d1b257c87a7d8798a93561bfd3
- 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
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96165
- https://github.com/ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS/commit/a340b4bb519227d89f85f2716a10a197a65d4856
- https://github.com/zom/Zom-iOS/commit/880051eaa8ba32d1b257c87a7d8798a93561bfd3
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2017-5590
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cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:chatsecure:chatsecure:4.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.10
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.11
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.8
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cpe:2.3:a:zom:zom:1.0.9