CVE-1999-1412 Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.63-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
11.82% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-APACHE2-9509133
  • published21 Mar 2025
  • disclosed3 Jun 1999

Introduced: 3 Jun 1999

CVE-1999-1412  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard apache2 to version 2.4.63-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1