How to address CVE-2007-6750 (Slowloris) using mod_reqtimeout

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Issue

  • How to address CVE-2007-6750 using mod_reqtimeout ?
  • How can I prevent Slowloris attacks against an Apache server?
  • The McAfee Vulnerability Manager shows "HTTP Server Prone To Slow Denial Of Service Attack" for Apache httpd 2.2.3 in RHEL 5, how can this be mitigated?
  • How to use mod_reqtimeout ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
  • Apache httpd
  • JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2.0.x

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