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Arch Linux: ASA-201702-12 Medium: Kdenetwork-Kopete CSRF Vulnerability

Calendar Feb 12, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory medium severity remote attack Arch Linux content spoofing kdenetwork-kopete
The package kdenetwork-kopete before version 16.12.2-2 is vulnerable to content spoofing. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201702-11
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2017-02-12
CVE-ID  : CVE-2017-5593
Package : kdenetwork-kopete
Type    : content spoofing
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-173

Summary
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The package kdenetwork-kopete before version 16.12.2-2 is vulnerable to
content spoofing.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 16.12.2-2.

# pacman -Syu "kdenetwork-kopete>=16.12.2-2"

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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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.

Impact
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A remote attacker might impersonate any user, including contacts, by
sending a crafted message.

References
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5593