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  "details": "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 profanity (0.4.7 - 0.5.0).",
  "id": "CVE-2017-5592",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:10:29.654572433Z",
  "published": "2017-02-09T20:59:00.293Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96173"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/boothj5/profanity/commit/8e75437a7e43d4c55e861691f74892e666e29b0b"
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    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://rt-solutions.de/en/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons/"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://rt-solutions.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CVE-2017-5589_xmpp_carbons.pdf"
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