CVE-1999-1068 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Oracle Web Server by sending long HTTP GET requests to PL/SQL stored procedures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1068?
CVE-1999-1068 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Http Server, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Oracle Webserver 2.1, when serving PL/SQL stored procedures, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long HTTP GET request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1068?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Http Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1068?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1068 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1068 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Http Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6wg-27vg-grv9.