CVE-2008-6897

Getleft 1.2 - Buffer Overflow via Long HTML Tag Attributes

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6897. PoCs published by Koshi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit is a Perl script that demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Getleft v1.2.0.0 by sending a malformed HTTP response with an overly long HTML tag, causing the application to crash.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Koshi · perldosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7564

This exploit is a Perl script that demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Getleft v1.2.0.0 by sending a malformed HTTP response with an overly long HTML tag, causing the application to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Getleft v1.2.0.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system running Getleft v1.2.0.0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7564
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47597
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32994

Scores

EPSS 0.0579
EPSS Percentile 92.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
andres_garcia/getleft 1.2
Published Aug 05, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026