CVE-2008-2499

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 77.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Community Services Multiplexer (aka MUX or StMux.exe) in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 CF1 and earlier, and 8.x before 8.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.

Affected products

IBM Lotus Sametime: through 7.5; from 8.0 before 8.0.1; 7.5.1-cf1 — fixed in 8.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Lotus Sametime 8.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30309
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21303920
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29328
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020093
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1595/references
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-028/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42575
http://secunia.com/advisories/30309
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21303920
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29328
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020093
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1595/references

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