vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2017-5589: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Feb 9, 2017 | Feb 21, 2017 | Jan 26, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 9, 2017
Added
Feb 21, 2017
Modified
Jan 26, 2018
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 yaxim and Bruno (0.8.6 - 0.8.8; Android).
Solutions
suse-upgrade-mcabbersuse-upgrade-mcabber-debuginfosuse-upgrade-mcabber-debugsourcesuse-upgrade-mcabber-devel
References
Rapid7 Labs
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