CVE-1999-1416 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending an HTTP POST request with an excessively large content-length, leading to resource exhaustion. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1a4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inso:dwhttpd:3.1a4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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