CVE-1999-1416 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in AnswerBook2 dwhttpd via HTTP POST requests with large content-length headers.
- 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-1999-1416?
CVE-1999-1416 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via an HTTP POST request with a large content-length.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1416?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Inso Dwhttpd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1416?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1416 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-1999-1416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f286-vvp8-p9v8.