CVE-1999-1016 json
Microsoft HTML control as used in (1) Internet Explorer 5.0, (2) FrontPage Express, (3) Outlook Express 5, and (4) Eudora, and possibly oth…
published 1999-08-27 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0997
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.7%
- EPSS 7.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-19471)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-19471 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - HTML Form Control Denial of Service dos, 1999-08-27
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/606 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/606
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93578772920970&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-1016
- NVD CVE-1999-1016
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