source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2216/info

Apache Web Server 1.2 and previous versions are subject to a denial of service. By requesting a malformed GET request composed of an unusually large number of '/' characters, an attacker can cause CPU usage to spike. A restart of the service is required to gain normal functionality. 

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