CVE-2008-2748 json
Skulltag 0.97d2-RC2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a series of long, malformed connect…
published 2008-06-18 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2741
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.5%
- EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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."
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31932)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31932 Skulltag 0.97 d2-RC3 - Malformed Packet Denial of Service dos, 2008-06-16
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/30668
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/43125
vdb-entry
- skulltag.com /testing/public/Skulltag%20Version%20History.txt
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/29760
vdb-entry
- aluigi.org /poc/skulltagloop.zip
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/3953
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/493386/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-2748
- NVD CVE-2008-2748
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