CVE-2005-3240

Microsoft IE - Race Condition

Title source: rule

Description

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly execute code by tricking a user into performing a drag-and-drop action from certain objects, such as file objects within a folder view, then predicting the drag action, and re-focusing to a malicious window.

References (10)

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18787

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.osvdb.org/2707

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424863/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424940/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16352

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0553

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24648

[Various Sources] http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://securitytracker.com/id?1015049

Scores

EPSS 0.1023

EPSS Percentile 93.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-362

Status draft

Affected Products (10)

microsoft/ie

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

Timeline

Published Dec 31, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026