IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WebPlayer Firefox extension crash) via a crafted
IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WebPlayer Firefox extension crash) via a crafted Audio Visual (AV) session.
- Published
- Nov 8, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 9.3% · 95th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
20
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 9.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | lotus sametime | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm lotus sametime8.5.2
- ibm lotus sametime8.5.2.1
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-2499Stack-based buffer overflow in the Community Services Multiplexer (aka MUX or StMux.exe) in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 CF1 and earlier, and 8.53Plan
- CVE-2010-3398Unspecified vulnerability in the webcontainer implementation in IBM Lotus Sametime Connect 8.5.1 before CF1 has unknown impact and attack ve40Plan
- CVE-2007-1784The JNILoader ActiveX control (STJNILoader.ocx) 3.1.0.26 in IBM Lotus Notes Sametime before 7.5 allows remote attackers to load arbitrary DL38Monitor
- CVE-2011-1370The default configuration of the Sametime configuration servlet (SCS) in the server in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.0 through 8.5.2 does not enable 20Monitor
- CVE-2011-1038Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in stconf.nsf in the server in IBM Lotus Sametime 8.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject18Monitor
- CVE-2008-0354Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the chat client in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 and 7.5.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inj18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
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Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/dos/misc/ibm_sametime_webplayer_dosIBM Lotus Sametime WebPlayer DoSauxiliary | 2013-11-07 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+4709 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21654041
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84969
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.