CVE-1999-0465

CVE-1999-0465 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability where remote attackers can crash Lynx and Internet Explorer by crafting an IMG tag with an excessively large width parameter. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.