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CVE-2017-5604

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5604 describes an incorrect implementation of XEP-0280 (Message Carbons) in mcabber versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.4, allowing remote attackers to impersonate any user within the client's display, facilitating social engineering. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability has a network attack vector with high attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0133 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
mcabber.com / hg/rev/2a9569fd7644
Patch
rt-solutions.de / en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
rt-solutions.de / wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96184