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CVE-2007-0539 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191 [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 2.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-0539
NVD Published Date:
Jan 29, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]