Security restrictions bypass in Sametime - CVE-2016-2977
Published: August 28, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8023
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2977
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can lower arbitrary hands (i.e., votes) in an e-meeting and spoof results of votes in meeting.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can lower arbitrary hands (i.e., votes) in an e-meeting and spoof results of votes in meeting.
Affected software
Sametime
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2977
Update to version 9.0.1 FP1.