CVE-2008-3873 (GCVE-0-2008-3873)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-08-29 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:53Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
22 references
Date Public
2008-08-18 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 5c31511a-edaa-4cad-b6bb-611b01f13905
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2008-08-29
Asserted: 2008-08-29
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: Adobe / Flash Player | CVSS: 4.3 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Vendor | Adobe |
| Product | Flash Player |
| Added Date | 2008-08-29T17:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 4.3 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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