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CVE-1999-1016
Microsoft HTML control as used in (1) Internet Explorer 5.0, (2) FrontPage Express, (3) Outlook Express 5, and (4) Eudora, and possibly others, allows remote m…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - HTML Form Control Denial of Service1999-08-27 · dos · windows · Verified
Impact
Microsoft HTML control as used in (1) Internet Explorer 5.0, (2) FrontPage Express, (3) Outlook Express 5, and (4) Eudora, and possibly others, allows remote malicious web site or HTML emails to cause a denial of service (100% CPU consumption) via large HTML form fields such as text inputs in a table cell.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Frontpage | All versions |
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Version 5.0 |
| Microsoft | Outlook Express | Version 5.0 |
| Qualcomm | Eudora | All versions |