CVE-2016-2959 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Sametime Meeting Server versions 8.5.2 and 9.0, where a meeting room manager could revoke the primary manager's privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 4.3 (MEDIUM), indicating a low-complexity attack that can be executed over the network by a low-privileged user, resulting in a low impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.