CVE-2008-2499 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Lotus Sametime Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

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Projects

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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

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2499

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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