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CVE-2005-3240

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2005-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Microsoft IeMicrosoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

CWE-362

References