What is CVE-2016-2970?

CVE-2016-2970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-2970?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Sametime

CVE-2016-2970

IBM Sametime 8.5 and 9.0 meetings server may provide detailed information in an error message that may provide details about the application to possible attackers. IBM X-Force ID: 113851.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-08-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Sametime — versions 8.5.2, 9.0.0.0, 9.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113851 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100529 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039228 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2970?: CVE-2016-2970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-2970?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.