HIGH
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
Published May 16, 2007
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.06%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.06% 0.03065
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03065
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03065) | 87.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.06% (0.03065) | 85.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 5.89% (0.05889) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.18% (0.04177) | 87.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.86% (0.02864) | 77.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.18% (0.04177) | 87.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.48% (0.03484) | 91.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 91.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 3.51% (0.03510) | 90.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 3.59% (0.03587) | 90.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 3.57% (0.03575) | 90.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 90.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://osvdb.org/39767 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23993 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34344 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3929 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/39767 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23993 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34344 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3929 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 16, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 16, 2007
Link CVE-2007-2726
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a