CVE-2008-3873

N/A Unknown
Published: August 29, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

adobe