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CVE-2008-2499· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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.

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.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
May 29, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
77.5% · 100th percentile
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Action score

53

Plan

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CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
23 / 30 · 77.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmlotus sametime

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm lotus sametimeup to 7.5 inclusive
  • ibm lotus sametime8.0 and later · before 8.0.1
  • ibm lotus sametime7.5.1

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2010-3398Unspecified vulnerability in the webcontainer implementation in IBM Lotus Sametime Connect 8.5.1 before CF1 has unknown impact and attack ve
    40Plan
  • CVE-2007-1784The JNILoader ActiveX control (STJNILoader.ocx) 3.1.0.26 in IBM Lotus Notes Sametime before 7.5 allows remote attackers to load arbitrary DL
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2013-3986IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WebPlayer Firefox extension crash) via a crafted
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2011-1370The default configuration of the Sametime configuration servlet (SCS) in the server in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.0 through 8.5.2 does not enable
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2011-1038Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in stconf.nsf in the server in IBM Lotus Sametime 8.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2008-0354Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the chat client in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 and 7.5.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inj
    18Monitor

Remediation

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2008-05-21
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-05-09
Metasploit moduleexploit/windows/lotus/domino_sametime_stmuxIBM Lotus Domino Sametime STMux.exe Stack Buffer Overflowexploit2008-05-21

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-9 d
  2. Metasploit-9 d
  3. Published
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+6698 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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