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    CVE-2008-3873

    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.

    Published:Aug 18, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 29, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.05143
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flash Player
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html
    http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733
    http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32448
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32702
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
    http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584
    http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html
    http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733
    http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32448
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32702
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
    http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html
    http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High