CVE-2009-2435 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-2435

The Sametime server in IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

lotus instant messaging and web conferencing
Vulnerable Versions:
6.5.1

Timeline

Official Publish: July 13th, 2009
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.