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PUBLISHED DATE: August 7, 1998CVE-1999-1199:
Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS:
10
EPSS:
410.00%
Exploitability:
10
In KEV:
No
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.

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  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-1999-1199, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-1999-1199 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?
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