CVE-2017-5589
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a...
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2017-5589- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2017-5589- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14690 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2017-14690- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h53w-5gqf-q8r2
An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a...
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).
- Record
GHSA-h53w-5gqf-q8r2- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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).
- Record
CVE-2017-5589- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11273-1 No score
python36-sleekxmpp-1.3.3-4.18 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python36-sleekxmpp-1.3.3-4.18 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11273-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11274-1 No score
python36-slixmpp-1.5.2-1.9 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python36-slixmpp-1.5.2-1.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11274-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14165-1 No score
python310-slixmpp-1.8.5-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python310-slixmpp-1.8.5-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14165-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15016-1 No score
mcabber-1.1.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the mcabber-1.1.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15016-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11272-1 No score
python313-slixmpp-1.16.0-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python313-slixmpp-1.16.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11272-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python-slixmppopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.8.5-1.2 | 1.8.5-1.2 |
mcabberopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.1.2-1.1 | 1.1.2-1.1 |
python-slixmppopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.16.0-2.1 | 1.16.0-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5589 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Yaxim Bruno, published February 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in python-slixmpp 1.8.5-1.2.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
github.com/ge0rg/yaxim/commit/65a38dc77545d9568732189e86089390f0ceaf9f
securityfocus.com/bid/96170
rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5589