Is CVE-2008-2499 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2499 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2499?

CVE-2008-2499 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2499

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 77.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 77.5% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2494)
Published: May 29, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2494 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / lotus sametime
ibm / lotus sametime

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30309(Third Party Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=463&uid=swg21303920(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29328(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020093(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1595/references(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-028/(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42575(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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