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)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424863/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0553
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424940/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18787
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16352
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24648
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015049
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/2707
Scores
EPSS
0.0564
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/ie
6.0 sp1
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.01 (5 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6.0
Published
Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026