What is the severity of CVE-1999-1016?

CVE-1999-1016 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to its potential to cause 100% CPU consumption.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1016?

To mitigate CVE-1999-1016, it is recommended to update to the latest versions of affected software, which are no longer supported, or consider alternative software solutions.

Which software is affected by CVE-1999-1016?

CVE-1999-1016 affects Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, FrontPage Express, Outlook Express 5, and Qualcomm Eudora.

What are the implications of CVE-1999-1016?

The implications of CVE-1999-1016 include potential disruption of service and system performance degradation due to excessive CPU usage.

Can CVE-1999-1016 be exploited through email?

Yes, CVE-1999-1016 can be exploited through malicious HTML emails that utilize large HTML form fields.

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CVE-1999-1016

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NVD-CWE-Other

27/8/1999

12/9/2001

20/11/2024

CVE-1999-1016

First published: Fri Aug 27 1999(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Office FrontPage
Internet Explorer	=5.0
Microsoft Outlook Express	=5.0
Eudora

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What is the severity of CVE-1999-1016?
CVE-1999-1016 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to its potential to cause 100% CPU consumption.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1016?
To mitigate CVE-1999-1016, it is recommended to update to the latest versions of affected software, which are no longer supported, or consider alternative software solutions.
Which software is affected by CVE-1999-1016?
CVE-1999-1016 affects Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, FrontPage Express, Outlook Express 5, and Qualcomm Eudora.
What are the implications of CVE-1999-1016?
The implications of CVE-1999-1016 include potential disruption of service and system performance degradation due to excessive CPU usage.
Can CVE-1999-1016 be exploited through email?
Yes, CVE-1999-1016 can be exploited through malicious HTML emails that utilize large HTML form fields.

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