# CVE-2016-2970: Information disclosure in Sametime

> Attackers can obtain detailed application information via error messages in IBM Sametime meetings server, aiding further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hf9-5xx8-chm2

## What is CVE-2016-2970?

CVE-2016-2970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, published on 28 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Sametime 8.5 and 9.0 meetings server may provide detailed information in an error message that may provide details about the application to possible attackers. IBM X-Force ID: 113851.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2970?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sametime.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-2970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-2970 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2970 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sametime

- [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-2016-2970 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-2970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, published on 28 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2970 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Sametime. 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-2016-2970/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2970/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2970
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2970
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2970

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