Credentials management in Sametime - CVE-2014-0890
Published: March 6, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41962
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0890
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
Sametime
Sametime
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The Connect client in IBM Sametime 8.5.1, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2, 8.5.2, 8.5.2.1, 9.0, and 9.0.0.1, when a certain com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.telephony.*.level setting is used, logs cleartext passwords during Audio/Video chat sessions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0890
Install update from vendor's website.