# CVE-2007-6750: The Apache HTTP Server 1.x and 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demons

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2011-12-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Apache HTTP Server 1.x and 2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via partial HTTP requests, as demonstrated by Slowloris, related to the lack of the mod_reqtimeout module in versions before 2.2.15.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038144
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
- http://ha.ckers.org/slowloris/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-01/0229.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19481
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72345
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00026.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21865
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00002.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/slowloris.py
- https://github.com/RoflSecurity/nodeloris
- https://github.com/michou79/noc21220-cybersecurity-assessment
- https://github.com/sarjanpatel22/siem-threat-detection-lab

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