CVE-2008-2748

Skulltag <= 0.97d2-RC2 - Denial of Service via Malformed Connect Packets

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2748. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2008-2748, describing a denial-of-service vulnerability in Skulltag 0.97d2-RC3. It lacks actual exploit code, instead referencing an external source for a binary exploit.

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."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31932

The provided text is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2008-2748, describing a denial-of-service vulnerability in Skulltag 0.97d2-RC3. It lacks actual exploit code, instead referencing an external source for a binary exploit.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Skulltag 0.97d2-RC3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Skulltag server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.org/poc/skulltagloop.zip
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43125
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29760
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3953
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493386/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30668

Scores

EPSS 0.0349
EPSS Percentile 87.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (20)
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95c
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95d
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95e
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95f
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95g
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95h
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95i
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95j
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.95k
skulltag_team/skulltag 0.96b
... and 10 more
Published Jun 18, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026