The host is running Apache Tomcat Server and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.

Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service conditions. Impact Level: Application

Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 7.0.52 or later, For updates refer to http://tomcat.apache.org/

The flaw is caused by configuring an appropriate timeout using the connectionTimeout property for the relevant Connector(s) defined in server.xml.

Apache Tomcat version 7.0.x

• http://captainholly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/slowloris-vs-tomcat/
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/26/2
• http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147776.html
• http://tomcat.10.n6.nabble.com/How-does-Tomcat-handle-a-slow-HTTP-DoS-tc2147779.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880011

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Updated on 2015-03-25