Code injection in Adobe Flash Player

1) Code injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU1325

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3873

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the clipboard on the target system.

The weakness exists due to 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.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in modification of data on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Mitigation

Intall version 10.0.12.36 from vendor's website:
https://get.adobe.com/ru/flashplayer/

Vulnerable software versions

Adobe Flash Player: 9.0.124.0 - 9.0.277.0

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.