Vulnerability CVE-2009-2435
Published: 2009-07-13   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
The Sametime server in IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing 6.5.1 generates error messages for a failed logon attempt with different time delays depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.

Type:

CWE-255

 (Credentials Management)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
IBM -> Lotus instant messaging and web conferencing 

 References:
http://www.senseofsecurity.com.au/advisories/SOS-09-004.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35614
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