Apache 2.2.x < 2.2.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities

According to its banner, the version of Apache 2.2.x running on the remote host is prior to 2.2.15. It is, therefore, potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A TLS renegotiation prefix injection attack is possible. CVE-2009-3555 - The 'modproxyajp' module returns the wrong status cod...

Partial HTTP Requests Denial of Service

Slowloris is a HTTP Denial of Service tool written in PERL. This is how the tool works: The tool sends an HTTP request with a partial header. The server will open the connection and wait for the complete header to be received. However, the DoS tool will not send it and will instead keep sending...

Robert "Rsnake" Hansen On Slowloris, DoS Attacks And RFC-1918 Networks

Dennis Fisher talks with Robert “Rsnake” Hansen about his Slowloris tool, low-bandwidth DoS attacks and the law of unintended consequences. Download SHOW NOTES: Mitigating the Slowloris HTTP DoS Attack New attack class exploits intranet weaknesses Subscribe to the Digital Underground podcast on...

Mitigating the Slowloris HTTP DoS Attack

Enterprise IT security staffs looking for some mitigation for the newly released HTTP DoS tool may have a few options. The analysts at the SANS Internet Storm Center are recommending that organizations running Web servers that are vulnerable to the tool’s attack make some basic configuration...