# CVE-2014-0890: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read log files to obtain cleartext passwords from IBM Sametime Audio/Video sessions when specific telephony settings are enabled.

- **Severity:** Low 1.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4c45-3482-x925

## What is CVE-2014-0890?

CVE-2014-0890 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Connect client in IBM Sametime 8.5.1, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2, 8.5.2, 8.5.2.1, 9.0, and 9.0.0.1, when a certain com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.telephony.*.level setting is used, logs cleartext passwords during Audio/Video chat sessions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0890?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sametime.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-2972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2972/): Information disclosure in Sametime (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-3983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3983/): Open redirect in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-6742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6742/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3988/): Other in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-0355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0355/): Cross-site request forgery in Sametime (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0890 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0890/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0890
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0890
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0890

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