CVE-2007-4537 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Huffman decompression algorithm implemented in Skulltag 0.97d-beta4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP packet.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.72% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| skulltag team | skulltag |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Skulltag Huffman 0.97d-beta4.1 - Packet Decompression Remote Heap Buffer Overflow | 2007-08-23 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/skulltaghof-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26549
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3067
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477635/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25423
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2969
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36229
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/skulltaghof-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26549
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3067
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477635/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25423
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2969
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36229
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