CVE catalog
CVE-2017-5591
slixmpp: CVE-2017-5591
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.73% · Oct 25, 2026
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 SleekXMPP up to 1.3.1 and Slixmpp all versions up to 1.2.3, as bundled in poezio (0.8 - 0.10) and other products.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | slixmpp | sid | 1.17.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | slixmpp | forky | 1.17.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | slixmpp | trixie | 1.10.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | slixmpp | bookworm | 1.8.3-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | sleekxmpp | 16.04 | 1.0~beta5-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleekxmpp | 16.04 | 1.3.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleekxmpp | 16.04 | 1.3.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | sleekxmpp | 16.04 | 1.3.1-4 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | slixmpp | source | sid | 1.2.2-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854740] |
| Debian | slixmpp | source | forky | 1.2.2-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854740] |
| Debian | slixmpp | source | trixie | 1.2.2-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854740] |
| Debian | slixmpp | source | bookworm | 1.2.2-1.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854740] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [python3-slixmpp]Fixed
Source package: [slixmpp]
Details (4)
1.8.3-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
1.8.3-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
1.10.0-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
1.10.0-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
- [python3-slixmpp-lib]Fixed
Source package: [slixmpp]
Details (2)
1.8.3-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
1.8.3-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
- [python-slixmpp-doc]Fixed
Source package: [slixmpp]
Details (4)
1.8.3-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
1.8.3-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
1.10.0-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
1.10.0-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · bookworm; dsa · slixmpp · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [python3-slixmpp]Fixed
Source package: [slixmpp]
Details (2)
1.10.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · 13
1.10.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · 13
- [python-slixmpp-doc]Fixed
Source package: [slixmpp]
Details (2)
1.10.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · 13
1.10.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.2.2-1.1dsa · slixmpp · debian · 13
Observed: