Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
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
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.