What is CVE-2016-2978?

CVE-2016-2978 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-2978?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Sametime

CVE-2016-2978

IBM Sametime 8.5.2 and 9.0 could store potentially sensitive information from the browser cache locally that could be available to a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 113938.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · 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

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113938 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100572 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2978?: CVE-2016-2978 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-2978?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.