IBM Sametime 8.5.2/9.0 Error Message information disclosure

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Sametime 8.5.2/9.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-2964. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Sametime 8.5.2/9.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/25/2017. The weakness was published 08/29/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-2964 since 03/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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.This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-105892, VDB-105887, VDB-105893 and VDB-105899. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• IBM

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• Sametime

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• 8.5.2
• 9.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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