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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-3873
The System.setClipboard method in ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32702
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584
- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32448
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 29th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.