CVE-1999-0867

Summary

CVE-1999-0867 refers to a denial-of-service vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) version 4.0. Hackers can exploit this weakness by overwhelming the server with a flood of HTTP requests containing malformed headers. This can cause IIS to crash or become unresponsive, effectively denying service to legitimate users until the server is restarted. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to websites using IIS 4.0 and highlights the importance of keeping web servers updated with the latest security patches.

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