CVE-2008-2748 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Skulltag 0.97d2-RC2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a series of long, malformed connect packets, related to these packets being "parsed multiple times."
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.49% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| skulltag team | skulltag |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Skulltag 0.97 d2-RC3 - Malformed Packet Denial of Service | 2008-06-16 |
References
- http://aluigi.org/poc/skulltagloop.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30668
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3953
- http://skulltag.com/testing/public/Skulltag%20Version%20History.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493386/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29760
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43125
- http://aluigi.org/poc/skulltagloop.zip
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30668
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3953
- http://skulltag.com/testing/public/Skulltag%20Version%20History.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493386/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29760
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43125
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