CVE-1999-1416
AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1416- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1416- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1397 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1397- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f286-vvp8-p9v8 No score
AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f286-vvp8-p9v8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1416 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Inso Dwhttpd, published August 23, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.