VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1199
Apache WWW server 1.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a large number of MIME headers with the same name, aka the "sioux" vulnerability.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 7.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Apache WWW server 1.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a large number of MIME headers with the same name, aka the "sioux" vulnerability.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.58% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/http server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90252779826784&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90276683825862&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90280517007869&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90286768232093&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#apache
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90252779826784&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90276683825862&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90280517007869&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90286768232093&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh51-errata-general.html#apache
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.