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CVE-2007-0539
Published: Jan 29, 2007
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20070124 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities in Wordpress
mailing-list
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20070124 Weaknesses in Pingback Design
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