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CVE-2008-2499

78
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2499 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the Community Services Multiplexer (StMux.exe) within IBM Lotus Sametime versions 7.5.1 CF1 and earlier, and 8.x before 8.0.1. This critical vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted URL. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module and entries in ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0, < 8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime:7.5.1:cf1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
77.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: IBM Lotus Domino Sametime STMux.exe Stack Buffer Overflow · May 21, 2008
ExploitDB: EDB-16696 · May 9, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7747 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/30309
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42575
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www-1.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/29328
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1595/references
Third Party Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-028
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry