--- title: "CVE-2004-1050: Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet… | CubePath" 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…" language: en source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1050 --- # CVE-2004-1050: Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet… | CubePath ## 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." Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1050) ## Key data ### EPSS Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days. Score 0.67061 (67.1% probability) Percentile 99.3% Scores of Nov 10, 2026 Model v2026.06.15 ## References Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control. - [VU#842160](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/842160) (kb.cert.org) third-party-advisory - [20041023 python does mangleme (with IE bugs!)](http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/028009.html) (lists.grok.org.uk) mailing-list - [MS04-040](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-040) (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory - [20041102 MSIE