CVE-2008-6897 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in Getleft.exe triggered by malicious HTML tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6897?
CVE-2008-6897 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Andres Garcia Getleft.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-6897 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6897 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-645w-qx9c-jp9g.