CVE-2004-1050
CVE-2004-1050 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Avaya Ip600 Media Servers with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 67% places it in the 99th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 67% (99th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Avaya Ip600 Media Servers
- Published:
- Last modified:
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."
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-1050?
- 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."
- How severe is CVE-2004-1050?
- CVE-2004-1050 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2004-1050 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 67% (99th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2004-1050?
- CVE-2004-1050 primarily affects Avaya Ip600 Media Servers. In total, 28 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2004-1050?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2004-1050 published?
- CVE-2004-1050 was published on 2004-12-31 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/028009.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/028035.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109942758911846&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12959/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/842160
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/379261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11515
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-315A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-336A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-040
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17889
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1294
Affected products (28)
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:avaya:ip600_media_servers:r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:definity_one_media_server:r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s3400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8100:r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:avaya:modular_messaging_message_storage_server:s3400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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