STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apache Server 2.4 UNIX Server Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The Apache web server must be tuned to handle the operational requirements of the hosted application.

DISA Rule

SV-214255r1051283_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-214255

Group Title

SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

Rule Version

AS24-U1-000590

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001094 - Restrict the ability of individuals to launch organization-defined denial of service attacks against other systems.
• CCI-002385 - Protect against or limit the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service events.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Determine the location of the "HTTPD_ROOT" directory and the "httpd.conf" file:

# apachectl -V | egrep -i 'httpd_root|server_config_file'
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/etc/httpd"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf"

Add or modify the "Timeout" directive to have a value of "60" seconds or less:

"Timeout 60"

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Determine the location of the "HTTPD_ROOT" directory and the "httpd.conf" file:

# apachectl -V | egrep -i 'httpd_root|server_config_file'
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/etc/httpd"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf"

Note: The apachectl front end is the preferred method for locating the Apache httpd file. For some Linux distributions, "apache2ctl -V" or "httpd -V" can also be used.

Verify that the "Timeout" directive is specified to have a value of "60" seconds or less.

# cat /<path_to_file>/httpd.conf | grep -i "Timeout"

If the "Timeout" directive is not configured or is set for more than "60" seconds, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-214255

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AS24-U1-000590

Severity Override Guidance

Determine the location of the "HTTPD_ROOT" directory and the "httpd.conf" file:

# apachectl -V | egrep -i 'httpd_root|server_config_file'
-D HTTPD_ROOT="/etc/httpd"
-D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="conf/httpd.conf"

Note: The apachectl front end is the preferred method for locating the Apache httpd file. For some Linux distributions, "apache2ctl -V" or "httpd -V" can also be used.

Verify that the "Timeout" directive is specified to have a value of "60" seconds or less.

# cat /<path_to_file>/httpd.conf | grep -i "Timeout"

If the "Timeout" directive is not configured or is set for more than "60" seconds, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

3996