Details

These Timeout requirements are set to mitigate the effects of several types of denial of service attacks. Although there is some latitude concerning the settings themselves, the requirements attempt to provide reasonable limits for the protection of the web server. If necessary, these limits can be adjusted to accommodate the operational requirement of a given system.

Solution

Modify the Timeout directive in the applicable Apache configuration files to have a value of 300 seconds or less.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Apache_2-2_WIN_V1R13_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SC-5.
• CAT|II
• Rule-ID|SV-32980r3_rule
• STIG-ID|WA000-WWA020_W22
• Vuln-ID|V-13724

Source

• Tenable.com/audits