CVE-2017-5591: Improper Input Validation

February 9, 2017 (updated January 22, 2020)

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.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96166
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5591

Code Behaviors & Features

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