CVE-2008-3873
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-08-29 17:00
Modified
2024-08-07 09:53
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733
cve@mitre.orghttp://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32448
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32702
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32759
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33390
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34226
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020724
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584
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