Bug 465736 – CVE-2008-3873 flash: clipboard hijack attack

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Bug 465736 - (CVE-2008-3873) CVE-2008-3873 flash: clipboard hijack attack

Summary:	CVE-2008-3873 flash: clipboard hijack attack

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2008-3873

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Red Hat Product Security
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URL:	http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=C...
Whiteboard:	source=cve,reported=20080829,public=2...
Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	466158 466159 466160
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Reported:	2008-10-06 03:45 EDT by Tomas Hoger
Modified:	2014-08-20 12:26 EDT (History)
CC List:	7 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2008-12-19 14:33:04 EST
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External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0945	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: flash-plugin security update	2008-10-28 10:29:59 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2008:0980	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: flash-plugin security update	2008-11-12 12:23:45 EST

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Description Tomas Hoger 2008-10-06 03:45:35 EDT

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2008-3873 to the following vulnerability:

The System.setClipboard method in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to
populate the clipboard with a URL that is difficult to delete, as exploited in
the wild in August 2008.

References:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1733
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1759
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2008/08/clipboard_attack.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31117
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020724 

Demo:
http://raffon.net/research/flash/cb/test.html

Comment 2 Red Hat Product Security 2008-12-19 14:33:04 EST

This issue was addressed in:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras:
  http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
  http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html

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