Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-1999-1412
A possible interaction between Apple MacOS X release 1.0 and Apache HTTP server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a flood of HTTP GET requests to CGI programs, which generates a large number of processes.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.359 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.353 · newest: 0.359 · change: +0.006
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server
- Apple macOS — versions 1.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/14215 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/306 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1412?
- CVE-1999-1412 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. Published 1999-06-03.
- Is CVE-1999-1412 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.