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CVE-2004-1050

Published: Nov 18, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
67.1%
Top 0.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) SRC or (2) NAME attributes in IFRAME, FRAME, and EMBED elements, as originally discovered using the mangleme utility, aka "the IFRAME vulnerability" or the "HTML Elements Vulnerability."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

ip600 media serversavayaCommunications
iemicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
internet explorermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
definity one media serveravayaCommunications
s3400avayaCommunications
avayacommercialUSCommunicationsaka avaya communication manager, s8300
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/028009.html
lists.grok.org.uk
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/028035.html
lists.grok.org.uk
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109942758911846&w=2
marc.info
and 9 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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