CVE-2008-3873
Adobe Flash Player Clipboard Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 29, 2008, 5:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html Added Reference http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733 Added Reference http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32448 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32702 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm Added Reference http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid= Added Reference http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html Added Reference http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44584 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 02, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3873 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3873
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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4.56 }} 1.94%
score
0.88201
percentile