--- httpd-2.2.9.orig/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c	2008-12-14 20:13:34.000000000 -0600
+++ httpd-2.2.9/modules/generators/mod_cgid.c	2008-12-14 20:06:52.000000000 -0600
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
     char *w;
     int idx = 0;
 
-    if (ap_strchr_c(args, '=')) {
+    if (!(*args) || ap_strchr_c(args, '=')) {
         numwords = 0;
     }
     else {