CVE-2017-5592

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).
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Atk. Vector
NETWORK
Atk. Complexity
HIGH
Priv. Required
NONE
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 67%
VendorProductVersion
profanity_projectprofanity
0.4.7
profanity_projectprofanity
0.4.7
profanity_projectprofanity
0.4.7
profanity_projectprofanity
0.4.7
profanity_projectprofanity
0.4.7
profanity_projectprofanity
0.5.0
profanity_projectprofanity
0.5.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
profanity
bullseye
0.10.0-1
fixed
jessie
not-affected
bookworm
0.13.1-2
fixed
sid
0.14.0-3
fixed
trixie
0.14.0-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
profanity
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
impish
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
disco
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
needed
trusty
dne
precise
dne