CVE-2007-2726 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
BitsCast 0.13.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an RSS 2.0 feed item with certain invalid strings in a pubDate element, as demonstrated by repeated "../A" or "A/../" patterns.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.07% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bitscast | bitscast |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BitsCast 0.13.0 - invalid string Remote Denial of Service | 2007-05-15 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/39767
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23993
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34344
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3929
- http://osvdb.org/39767
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23993
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34344
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3929
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