CVE-2008-2499 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-05-29

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 80.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime:7.5.1:cf1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.80888.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Lotus Sametime

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-29T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:05:29.736Z

Reserved: 2008-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2499

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-29T16:32:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2499

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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