CVE-2017-5593 - log back

CVE-2017-5593 created at 25 Sep 2019 19:31:40
Severity
+ Medium
Remote
+ Remote
Type
+ Content spoofing
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.
References
+ https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/
+ http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
Notes