CVE-2007-0539 | BDVDB-2026-21880 Detail

Description#

The wp_remote_fopen function in WordPress before 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source URI that corresponds to a large file, which triggers a long download session without a timeout constraint.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12007-01-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.