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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-6750 EUVD-2007-6706GHSA-fx24-j44g-7fh6

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 demon…

Published Dec 27, 2011 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: apache2 Ecosystem: Debian

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 apache2 2.2.15-3 —
Debian 13 apache2 2.2.15-3 —
Debian 12 apache2 2.2.15-3 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

GitHub 3 repositories

  • michou79/noc21220-cybersecurity-assessment ★ 0 · Oct 8, 2026

    Description: Vulnerability Assessment Lab - NOC 21220 | Kali Linux | Nmap | CVE-2007-6750 | Quebec IT Profile

  • RoflSecurity/nodeloris ★ 0 · Oct 5, 2026

    While the name of this tool sounds like a spell straight out of the Harry Potter universe, it is actually a DoS tool based on SlowLoris (CVE-2007-6750).

  • sarjanpatel22/siem-threat-detection-lab ★ 0 · May 16, 2026

    Blue-team SIEM lab: Wazuh 4.7.5 detecting 7 simulated attacks (SSH brute force, Slowloris DoS / CVE-2007-6750, web attacks) with real-time MITRE ATT&CK mapping — 3,726+ alerts.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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