CVE-1999-1016 | Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Form Control Large Fields resource consumption (EDB-19471 / Nessus ID 10861)
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Frontpage Express. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTML Form Control. The manipulation as part of Large Fields leads to resource consumption.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1016. The attack may be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.