CVE-1999-1199

Summary

CVE-1999-1199 is a vulnerability affecting Apache WWW server version 1.3.1 and earlier. This issue permits remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition by sending a large number of MIME headers with identical names. This results in resource exhaustion, causing the server to become unresponsive. The "sioux" vulnerability describes this behavior, making it a significant threat for systems running the affected Apache WWW server versions.

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