Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite…
Priority LOW 32CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05549 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 sp4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 sp4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3240
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h76-2q8f-58j3
References
More Microsoft Ie vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00947 Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00183 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Task Scheduler for Windows 2000 and XP, and Internet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00210 The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-01313 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-01146 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-03617 Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-3240 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3240 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h76-2q8f-58j3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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