CVE-2005-3240

Summary

CVECVE-2005-3240
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionRace 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Ie 6.0 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.osvdb.org/2707 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SecuriTeam™ - Microsoft Internet Explorer Drag-and-Drop Redeux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securiteam.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Internet Explorer Drag-and-Drop Timing May Let Remote Users Install Arbitrary Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Welcome to the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog! : Information on IE Drag and Drop Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.technet.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer Drag And Drop File Installation Vulnerability Variant af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Internet Explorer Drag-and-Drop Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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