CVE-2008-3873

Published: Aug 29, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Adobe: Flash Player

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Flash Player	All versions

References (44)

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32448

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32702

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33390

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34226

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32448

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32702

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/33390

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/34226

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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