Apache Tomcat AJP Request Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Summary
This host is running Apache Tomcat and is prone to remote denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread consumption) by using a 'Content-Length: 0' AJP request to trigger a hang in request processing. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to version 8.0.4 or later. For updates refer to refer http://tomcat.apache.org
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AbstractAjpProcessor.java
Affected
Apache Tomcat 8.x before 8.0.4
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References