Vulnerability report

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CVE-2008-3873

Flash Player

Adobe / Flash Player

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Severity
CVSS 4.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
15.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2008-3873 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. The System.setClipboard method in ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to populate the...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player

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.

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Published
29 Aug 2008
Exploitation Reported
29 Aug 2008
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
—
Privileges
None
User interaction
—

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 29 Aug 2008

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2008-08-29 17:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

4.3 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

15.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 17:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 17:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2008-3873",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 4.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.15749,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}