CVE-2016-0356

IBM Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user that has been invited to a Sametime meeting room, to cause the screen sharing to cease through the use of cross-site request forgery. IBM X-Force ID: 111895.

Published: 2017-08-29 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0356 is rated Moderate Risk (43.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.71%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0356

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.26% 0.71% +0.45%
2 2025-03-30 0.21% 0.26% +0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0356

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0356

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0356

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm sametime 8.5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sametime 8.5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sametime 9.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sametime 9.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sametime 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0356

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