CVE-1999-1416
CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Aug 23, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-1416 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server using dwhttpd 3.1a4. Malicious actors can trigger resource exhaustion by sending an HTTP POST request with an oversized content-length, resulting in the server becoming unresponsive to legitimate traffic. This issue poses a risk of service disruption and potentially hinders the availability of critical online resources. It is essential for affected organizations to update their web servers to a version free from this vulnerability to mitigate the risk.
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Affected Vendors
- INSO