Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3240
CVE-2005-3240
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.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- secunia.com/advisories/18787nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0553nvdVendor Advisory
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspxnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/2707nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424863/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424940/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16352nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24648nvd
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