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CVE-2008-6897

UnknownEPSS 5.79%

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CVE-2008-6897 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
5.79%

92.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Andres GarciaGetleft1.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-6897?
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.
How severe is CVE-2008-6897?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-6897 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 5.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6897?
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Source: NVD / NIST