[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4137: Pingback Denial of Service possibility

[WordPress Trac]

#4137: Pingback Denial of Service possibility
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 Reporter:  foobarwp12                 |        Owner:  pishmishy
     Type:  defect (bug)               |       Status:  closed   
 Priority:  low                        |    Milestone:           
Component:  Security                   |      Version:  2.1.3    
 Severity:  normal                     |   Resolution:  wontfix  
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion needs-testing  |  
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Changes (by ryan):

  * keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion needs-testing => 2nd-opinion needs-
               testing
  * priority:  high => low
  * status:  assigned => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix
  * milestone:  2.9 =>


Comment:

 Patch no longer applies now that we moved to WP_Http.

 There are so many ways to orchestrate a DDOS, I don't know if this is
 worth bothering with. If someone feels otherwise, re-open with a patch
 that works with WP_Http.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4137#comment:14>
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