Adobe Flash Player setClipboard() function clipboard hijacking
| adobe-flash-setclipboard-hijacking (44584) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Adobe Flash Player could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clipboard, caused by an error in the setClipboard() function. By persuading a victim view a specially-crafted shockwave file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to insert persistent data into the clipboard.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.9 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.8 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Other
Remedy:
Refer to APSB08-18 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Adobe Flash Player Web site: Adobe - Adobe Flash Player.
- Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) Web site: Clipboard attack.
- APSB08-18: Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009312, Rev 1: Nortel Response to Sun Alert 248586 - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Flash Player Plugin for Solaris.
- Sun Alert ID: 248586: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Flash Player Plugin for Solaris.
- ZDNet Blog, August 18th, 2008: Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack.
- ASA-2008-440: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2008-0980)
- ASA-2009-020: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Flash Player Plugin for Solaris (Sun 248586)
- BID-31117: Adobe Flash Player Clipboard Security Weakness
- 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.
- GLSA-200903-23: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0945: Important: flash-plugin security update
- RHSA-2008-0980: Important: flash-plugin security update
- SECTRACK ID: 1020724: Adobe Flash Player setClipboard() Function Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2008:025: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2838: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Remote Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0.1
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0.25
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0.63
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0.69.0
- Adobe Flash Player 7.0.70.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.24.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.34.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.35.0
- Adobe Flash Player 8.0.39.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.114.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.16
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.18d60
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.20
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.20.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.28.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.31
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.31.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.45.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0
- Adobe Flash Player 9.0.48.0
- Gentoo Linux
- RedHat RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
- RedHat RHEL Extras 3
- RedHat RHEL Extras 4
- RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_100 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_100 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_101 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_101 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_102 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_102 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_103 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_103 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_86 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_86 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_87 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_87 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_88 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_88 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_89 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_89 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_90 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_90 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_91 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_91 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_92 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_93 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_93 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_94 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_94 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_95 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_95 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_96 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_96 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_97 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_97 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_98 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_98 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_99 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_99 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
Reported:
Aug 18, 2008
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