FKIE_CVE-2008-3873
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-29 17:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | * |
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