CVE-2016-2964 Information disclosure in Sametime

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

IBM Sametime may reveal sensitive application details through overly verbose error messages, potentially aiding attackers in reconnaissance.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-2964?

CVE-2016-2964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, published on 29 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Sametime 8.5.2 and 9.0 under certain conditions provides an error message to a user that is too detailed and may reveal details about the application. IBM X-Force ID: 113813.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2964?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Sametime.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2964?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mw68-gh8f-4633.

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