Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9928
MCabber before 1.0.4 is vulnerable to roster push attacks, which allows remote attackers to intercept communications, or add themselves as an entity on a 3rd party's roster as another user, which will also garner associated privileges, via crafted XMPP packets.
Products affected by CVE-2016-9928
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mcabber:mcabber:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9928
0.89%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 83 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9928
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
8.6
|
4.9
|
NIST | |
7.4
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
2.2
|
5.2
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9928
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9928
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00130.html
openSUSE-SU-2017:0259-1: moderate: Security update for python3-sleekxmppMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94862
MCabber CVE-2016-9928 Security Bypass VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/29
oss-security - CVE-2017-5589+ Multiple XMPP Clients User Impersonation VulnerabilityMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4506-1/
USN-4506-1: MCabber vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403790
1403790 – (CVE-2016-9928) CVE-2016-9928 mcabber: remote attackers can modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanzaExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00031.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2260-1] mcabber security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bitbucket.org/McKael/mcabber-crew/commits/6e1ead98930d7dd0a520ad17c720ae4908429033/raw
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://gultsch.de/gajim_roster_push_and_message_interception.html
Gajim Roster Push and Message InterceptionThird Party Advisory
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845258
#845258 - mcabber: CVE-2016-9928: remote attacker can modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanza - Debian Bug report logsExploit;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/11/2
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: MCabber: remote attackers can modify the roster and intercept messages via a crafted roster-push IQ stanzaMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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