CVE-2008-2748

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."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.77% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43125 vdb entry
http://skulltag.com/testing/public/Skulltag%20Version%20History.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29760 vdb entry
http://aluigi.org/poc/skulltagloop.zip
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3953 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493386/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30668 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2748?
CVE-2008-2748 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2748?
To fix CVE-2008-2748, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2748 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2748 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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