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Internet Explorer Drag-and-Drop Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18787
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Release Date:
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2006-02-14
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Popularity:
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85,061 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3240
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Description:
Matthew Murphy has reported a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to error in the timing of drag-and-drop events when certain objects not derived from HTML documents (e.g. files within a folder view) are dragged. This race condition can be exploited to place arbitrary files on a user's system by tricking the user into interacting with a malicious web site.
The vulnerability is related to:
SA12321
Successful exploitation requires a certain amount of timing and user interaction.
Solution:
Disable Active Scripting support for all but trusted sites.
Set the kill bit on the Shell.Explorer control.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Matthew Murphy
Original Advisory:
Matthew Murphy posting on Full-Disclosure:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0271.html
Microsoft response:
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/02/13/419439.aspx
Other References:
SA12321:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12321/
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