CVE-2005-3240

Published: Dec 31, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Microsoft: Ie, Internet Explorer

2 products

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

10 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Ie	Version 6.0 sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.01 sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.01 sp2
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.01 sp3
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.01 sp4
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.5 sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.5 sp2
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 6.0

Related CWEs

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (20)

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18787

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015049

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/2707

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424863/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424940/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16352

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0553

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24648

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/18787

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015049

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.osvdb.org/2707

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424863/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424940/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16352

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0553

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24648

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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