Multiple buffer overflows in Getleft.exe in Andres Garcia Getleft 1.2 allow remote…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05789 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:andres_garcia:getleft:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Andres Garcia |
- cpe:2.3:a:andres_garcia:getleft:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Andres Garcia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6897
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-645w-qx9c-jp9g
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2008-6897 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6897 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-645w-qx9c-jp9g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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