CVE-2008-3873
The System.setClipboard method in ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to populate the clipboard with a URL that is difficult to delete and does not require user interaction to populate the clipboard, as…
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Description
The System.setClipboard method in ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to populate the clipboard with a URL that is difficult to delete and does not require user interaction to populate the clipboard, as exploited in the wild in August 2008.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 15.75% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/flash player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32448
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32448
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.