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."
Published Nov 18, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 67.06%
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."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
- r6
- r7
- r8
- r9
- r10
- r11
- r12
- 6.0
- 6.0
- n/a
- r6
- r7
- r8
- r9
- r10
- r11
- r12
- n/a
- n/a
- r6
- r7
- r8
- r9
- r10
- r11
- r12
Configuration 2
- s3400
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 67.06% (0.67061) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 67.06% (0.67061) | 99.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 81.51% (0.81506) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 79.09% (0.79088) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 75.60% (0.75600) | 98.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 74.46% (0.74457) | 98.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 71.41% (0.71412) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 73.88% (0.73880) | 98.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 87.93% (0.87929) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 92.71% (0.92713) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 94.74% (0.94736) | 98.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.09% (0.96086) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 75.09% (0.75095) | 99.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 75.09% (0.75095) | 99.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/028009.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-October/028035.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109942758911846&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12959/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/842160 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/379261 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11515 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-315A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-336A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-040 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17889 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1294 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
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