flash: clipboard hijack attack
Published Aug 29, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.75%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0980
Extras for RHEL 4
flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0980
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flash-plugin-0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0945
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | flash-plugin-0:9.0.151.0-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0980 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flash-plugin-0:10.0.12.36-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0945 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.75% (0.15749) | 96.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 15.75% (0.15749) | 96.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03663) | 88.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 5.14% (0.05143) | 89.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02617) | 85.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 4.55% (0.04555) | 88.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02617) | 84.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.86% (0.04855) | 82.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02617) | 84.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.25% (0.03254) | 91.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 2.48% (0.02479) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.16% (0.02161) | 87.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (26)
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733 x_refsource_MISC
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32448 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32702 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=834256&poid= x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3873 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465736 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44584 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3873
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3873
Change history (0)
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