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CVE-2004-1973

DiGi Web Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP GET request that contains a large number of / (slash) characters, which consumes resources when DiGi converts the slashes to \ (backslash) characters.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-1973 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from digi organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-04-27T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	digi	www_server	compieuw	Yes
Application	digi	www_server	compieuw	Yes
Application	digi	www_server	compieuw	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108311170018203&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/11490 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Apr/1009957.html ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=234261 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.autistici.org/fdonato/advisory/DiGiWwwServerC1-adv.txt ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/5702 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10228 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15987 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108311170018203&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/11490 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Apr/1009957.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=234261 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.autistici.org/fdonato/advisory/DiGiWwwServerC1-adv.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/5702 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10228 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15987 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For digi's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.