Stack-based buffer overflow in the Community Services Multiplexer (aka MUX or StMux.exe)…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.77466 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2499
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9253-932v-rphr
References
More IBM Lotus Sametime vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03235 Unspecified vulnerability in the webcontainer implementation in IBM Lotus Sametime… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-01708 The JNILoader ActiveX control (STJNILoader.ocx) 3.1.0.26 in IBM Lotus Notes Sametime… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2013-03483 IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2011-00896 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in stconf.nsf in the server in IBM… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2011-01201 The default configuration of the Sametime configuration servlet (SCS) in the server in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-00329 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the chat client in IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-2499 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2499 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9253-932v-rphr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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