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IBM Lotus Sametime WebPlayer DoS

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Disclosed
Nov 7, 2013
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a known flaw in the IBM Lotus Sametime WebPlayer
version 8.5.2.1392 (and prior) to cause a denial of service condition
against specific users. For this module to function the target user
must be actively logged into the IBM Lotus Sametime server and have
the Sametime Audio Visual browser plug-in (WebPlayer) loaded as a
browser extension. The user should have the WebPlayer plug-in active
(i.e. be in a Sametime Audio/Video meeting for this DoS to work correctly.

Authors

Chris John Riley
kicks4kittens

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use auxiliary/dos/misc/ibm_sametime_webplayer_dos
    msf auxiliary(ibm_sametime_webplayer_dos) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(ibm_sametime_webplayer_dos) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(ibm_sametime_webplayer_dos) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(ibm_sametime_webplayer_dos) > run
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