VDB-105898 · CVE-2016-2974 · XFDB 113934

IBM Sametime Connect 8.5.2/9.0 Sametime Rich Client Uninstall information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Sametime Connect 8.5.2/9.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Sametime Rich Client Uninstall. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-2974. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Sametime Connect 8.5.2/9.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Sametime Rich Client Uninstall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Sametime Connect 8.5.2 and 9.0, after uninstalling the Sametime Rich Client, could disclose potentially sensitive information related to the Sametime environment as well as other users on the local machine of the user. IBM X-Force ID: 113934.

The bug was discovered 08/25/2017. The weakness was presented 08/29/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2974 since 03/09/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. 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 $0-$5k.

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 100528†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Sametime Connect

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/09/2016 🔍
08/25/2017 +534 days 🔍
08/25/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2017 +4 days 🔍
08/29/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2021 +1229 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-2974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105898
X-Force: 113934
SecurityFocus: 100528 - IBM Sametime Connect Client CVE-2016-2974 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2017 08:49
Updated: 01/10/2021 09:18
Changes: 08/30/2017 08:49 (53), 11/11/2019 14:20 (10), 01/10/2021 09:18 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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