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CVE-2008-2499

IBM Lotus Sametime Community Services Multiplexer Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en el Community Services Multiplexer (también conocido como MUX o StMux.exe) de IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 CF1 y anteriores, y 8.x anterior a 8.0.1, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección mediante una URL manipulada.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of IBM Lotus Sametime. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists in the handling of long URLs in the Community Services Multiplexer (StMux.exe) listening on TCP port 1533. A specially crafted URL can be passed into a vulnerable sscanf() function that will result in a stack overflow resulting in the ability to execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: Manuel Santamarina Suarez
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-05-21 CVE Published
  • 2008-05-21 First Exploit
  • 2008-05-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-07-11 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Ibm
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Lotus Sametime
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<= 7.5
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-
Affected
Ibm
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Lotus Sametime
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>= 8.0 < 8.0.1
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-
Affected
Ibm
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Lotus Sametime
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7.5.1
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cf1
Affected