CVE-1999-1016

Summary

CVE-1999-1016 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft HTML controls in Internet Explorer 5.0, FrontPage Express, Outlook Express 5, and Eudora, among others. Malicious websites or HTML emails can trigger this issue by exploiting large HTML form fields in table cells. The vulnerability causes 100% CPU consumption, resulting in a denial-of-service condition for the affected applications. This issue can lead to significant performance degradation and potential user experience issues. Microsoft released patches to address this vulnerability, and users are strongly encouraged to apply them promptly to mitigate the risk.

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