CVE-2008-2499

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Community Services Multiplexer (aka MUX or StMux.exe) in IBM...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

77.5%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2008-2499
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2499
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2494 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2494
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9253-932v-rphr No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Community Services Multiplexer (aka MUX or StMux.exe) in IBM...

Record: GHSA-9253-932v-rphr
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm lotus sametime

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	IBM Lotus Domino Sametime - 'STMux.exe' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-05-09
Exploit-DB	IBM Lotus Sametime 8.0 - Multiplexer Buffer Overflow	2008-05-21
Metasploit	IBM Lotus Domino Sametime STMux.exe Stack Buffer Overflow	2008-05-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2499 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Lotus Sametime, published May 29, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.