National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3873

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: BID

Name: 31117

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0980

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:0945

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2838

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2838

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html

Hyperlink:http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=

Hyperlink:http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid=

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 248586

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020724

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200903-23

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34226

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34226

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33390

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33390

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32759

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32759

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32702

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32702

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32448

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32448

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2008:025

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759

Hyperlink:http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733

Hyperlink:http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html

Hyperlink:http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html