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CVE-1999-1416

AnswerBook2 (AB2) web server dwhttpd 3.1a4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 Medium

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 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.26%EPSS, 70th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.26%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

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 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-1999-1397No 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-p9v8No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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