SB2008081801 - Code injection in Adobe Flash Player
Published: August 18, 2008 Updated: December 15, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2008081801
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3873)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.