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CVE-2005-3240

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly execute code by tric…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.5%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/424863/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/0553 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18787 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/424940/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securiteam.com /windowsntfocus/5MP0B0UHPA.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/16352 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24648 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1015049 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /2707 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • blogs.technet.com /msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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