CVE-2008-3597

Description

Skulltag before 0.97d2-RC6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by sending a "command 29" packet when the player is not in the game.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.50% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31427 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44363 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2325 vdb entry broken link
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/skulltagod-adv.txt broken link
http://skulltag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14716 patch broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3597?
CVE-2008-3597 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3597?
To fix CVE-2008-3597, 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-2008-3597 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3597 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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