Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201702-11

Severity: Medium
Date : 2017-02-12
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-5593
Package : kdenetwork-kopete
Type : content spoofing
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-173

Summary

The package kdenetwork-kopete before version 16.12.2-2 is vulnerable to
content spoofing.

Resolution

Upgrade to 16.12.2-2.

pacman -Syu “kdenetwork-kopete>=16.12.2-2”

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround

None.

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.

Impact

A remote attacker might impersonate any user, including contacts, by
sending a crafted message.

References

https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5593