CVE-2016-2978 Information disclosure in Sametime
Local attackers can access sensitive information stored in the browser cache by IBM Sametime clients, requiring a software update to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2978?
CVE-2016-2978 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, published on 29 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Sametime 8.5.2 and 9.0 could store potentially sensitive information from the browser cache locally that could be available to a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 113938.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2978?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sametime.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2978 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sametime
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6c4-9r7h-7482.