FKIE_CVE-2005-3240

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-12-31 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:16
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Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18787Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015049
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/2707
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424863/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424940/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16352
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0553Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24648
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18787Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015049
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/2707
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424863/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424940/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16352
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0553Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24648
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft ie 6.0
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0
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