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
Published Feb 9, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.73%
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 ChatSecure (3.2.0 - 4.0.0; only iOS) and Zom (all versions up to 1.0.11; only iOS).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 4.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00730) | 52.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00730) | 49.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 56.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 74.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 70.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 66.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 35.21th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 34.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 74.64th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96165 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS/commit/a340b4bb519227d89f85f2716a10a197a65d4856 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/zom/Zom-iOS/commit/880051eaa8ba32d1b257c87a7d8798a93561bfd3 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96165 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS/commit/a340b4bb519227d89f85f2716a10a197a65d4856 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/zom/Zom-iOS/commit/880051eaa8ba32d1b257c87a7d8798a93561bfd3 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory |
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