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.
Published: 2007-01-29
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0537 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:19:30.487Z

Reserved: 2007-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0539

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-29T17:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0539

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