Information Disclosure in IBM Sametime (CVE-2016-2964)
Summary
Vulnerability in IBM Sametime (CVE-2016-2964). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-2964 has been found in IBM Sametime.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "IBM Sametime CVE-2016-2964" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-2964 (IBM Sametime) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in IBM Sametime.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of IBM Sametime.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで IBM Sametime を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch ibm.com
- patch exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- web securityfocus.com