IBM Sametime 8.5.2/9.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Sametime 8.5.2/9.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0358. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Sametime 8.5.2/9.0. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Sametime 8.5.2 and 9.0 could allow an unauthorized authenticated user to enumerate group chat ID numbers and join meetings that he was not invited to. IBM X-Force ID: 111928.

The bug was discovered 08/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/29/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0358 since 12/08/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 100572†). The entries VDB-105892, VDB-105890, VDB-105893 and VDB-105899 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/08/2015 🔍
08/25/2017 +626 days 🔍
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08/29/2017 +4 days 🔍
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08/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2021 +1229 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105887
X-Force: 111928
SecurityFocus: 100572 - IBM Sametime Proxy Server Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2017 08:33
Updated: 01/10/2021 08:35
Changes: 08/30/2017 08:33 (53), 11/11/2019 13:05 (10), 01/10/2021 08:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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