CVE-2008-6897 (GCVE-0-2008-6897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-05 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in Getleft.exe in Andres Garcia Getleft 1.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) "a" HTML tag; a long src attribute in (2) embed, (3) img, or (4) script tags; (5) a long background attribute in a body tag; and other unspecified tags.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7564 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2008-12-23 00:00
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