Is CVE-2008-2499 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-2499 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-2499?

CVE-2008-2499 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

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

CVE-2008-2499 has an EPSS score of 77.47% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2499?

Upgrade lotus sametime to 8.0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-2499

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

lotus sametimeNVD

Affected:>= 8.0, < 8.0.1Fixed in:8.0.1CVE-2008-2499derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

77.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

www-1.ibm.com

Third-Party Advisory5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.