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CVE-2005-3240

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite...

5.1 Medium

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 likelihood

5.55%Down 21.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

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.

Record
CVE-2005-3240
CVSS 2.0
5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-3240
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3239 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2005-3239
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h76-2q8f-58j3 No score

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite...

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.

Record
GHSA-6h76-2q8f-58j3
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2005-3240 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Ie, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.55%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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