VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-2435
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.06%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-07-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — URL Repurposed
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — URL Repurposed