[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64566: 500 Error Pages with fatal PHP errors - dryerventheroes.com - Can you fix this?

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#64566: 500 Error Pages with fatal PHP errors - dryerventheroes.com - Can you fix
this?
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 Reporter:  divyanarayanan2026  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugins             |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                      |     Focuses:
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Old description:

> * php_fatal
> 114   Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not
> contain any null bytes in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
> inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
> wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
> wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.132')#012#3
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
> wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(365):
> WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-settings.php(593):
> do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-load.php(50):
> require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/index.php(17):
> require('/nas/content/li...')#012#12 {main}#012  thrown in
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
> 92    Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not
> contain any null bytes in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
> inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
> wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
> wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.134')#012#3
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
> wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(365):
> WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-settings.php(593):
> do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-load.php(50):
> require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/index.php(17):
> require('/nas/content/li...')#012#12 {main}#012  thrown in
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
> 89    Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not
> contain any null bytes in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
> inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
> wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
> wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.133')#012#3
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
> wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(365):
> WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-settings.php(593):
> do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-load.php(50):
> require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/index.php(17):
> require('/nas/content/li...')#012#12 {main}#012  thrown in
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
> 4     Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not
> contain any null bytes in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
> inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
> wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
> wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.132')#012#3
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
> wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(365):
> WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-settings.php(593):
> do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-load.php(50):
> require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php(22): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
> {main}#012  thrown in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
> 2     Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not
> contain any null bytes in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
> inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
> wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
> wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.133')#012#3
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
> wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(365):
> WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-settings.php(593):
> do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-load.php(50):
> require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /nas/content/live/dryerventhero
> /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php(22): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
> {main}#012  thrown in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
> 1     Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not
> contain any null bytes in /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
> inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
> wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
> wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.132')#012#3
> /nas/content/live/dryerventhero/wp-
> content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
> wfCrawl::isVerif][[Image()]]

New description:

 {{{
 * php_fatal
 114   Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not contain
 any null bytes in /.../wp-
 content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
 inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
 wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
 wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.132')#012#3
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
 wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /.../wp-includes/class-wp-
 hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5 /.../wp-includes
 /class-wp-hook.php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6
 /.../wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7 /.../wp-
 settings.php(593): do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /.../wp-
 config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9 /.../wp-
 load.php(50): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /.../wp-blog-
 header.php(13): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
 /.../index.php(17): require('/nas/content/li...')#012#12 {main}#012
 thrown in /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
 92    Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not contain
 any null bytes in /.../wp-
 content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
 inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
 wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
 wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.134')#012#3
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
 wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /.../wp-includes/class-wp-
 hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5 /.../wp-includes
 /class-wp-hook.php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6
 /.../wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7 /.../wp-
 settings.php(593): do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /.../wp-
 config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9 /.../wp-
 load.php(50): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /.../wp-blog-
 header.php(13): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
 /.../index.php(17): require('/nas/content/li...')#012#12 {main}#012
 thrown in /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
 89    Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not contain
 any null bytes in /.../wp-
 content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
 inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
 wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
 wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.133')#012#3
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
 wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /.../wp-includes/class-wp-
 hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5 /.../wp-includes
 /class-wp-hook.php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6
 /.../wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7 /.../wp-
 settings.php(593): do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /.../wp-
 config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9 /.../wp-
 load.php(50): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /.../wp-blog-
 header.php(13): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11
 /.../index.php(17): require('/nas/content/li...')#012#12 {main}#012
 thrown in /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
 4     Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not contain
 any null bytes in /.../wp-
 content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
 inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
 wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
 wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.132')#012#3
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
 wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /.../wp-includes/class-wp-
 hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5 /.../wp-includes
 /class-wp-hook.php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6
 /.../wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7 /.../wp-
 settings.php(593): do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /.../wp-
 config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9 /.../wp-
 load.php(50): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /.../wp-admin
 /admin-ajax.php(22): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11 {main}#012
 thrown in /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
 2     Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not contain
 any null bytes in /.../wp-
 content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
 inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
 wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
 wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.133')#012#3
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
 wfCrawl::isVerifiedGoogleCrawler()#012#4 /.../wp-includes/class-wp-
 hook.php(341): wordfence::veryFirstAction('')#012#5 /.../wp-includes
 /class-wp-hook.php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array)#012#6
 /.../wp-includes/plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)#012#7 /.../wp-
 settings.php(593): do_action('plugins_loaded')#012#8 /.../wp-
 config.php(137): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#9 /.../wp-
 load.php(50): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#10 /.../wp-admin
 /admin-ajax.php(22): require_once('/nas/content/li...')#012#11 {main}#012
 thrown in /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php on line 927
 1     Uncaught ValueError: inet_pton(): Argument #1 ($ip) must not contain
 any null bytes in /.../wp-
 content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php:927#012Stack trace:#012#0
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfUtils.php(927):
 inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#1
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(25):
 wfUtils::inet_pton('\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFFJ}\x97...')#012#2
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wfCrawl.php(139):
 wfCrawl::verifyCrawlerPTR('/\\.(?:googlebot...', '74.125.151.132')#012#3
 /.../wp-content/plugins/wordfence/lib/wordfenceClass.php(2439):
 wfCrawl::isVerif][[Image()]]
 }}}

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Comment (by sabernhardt):

 An error with `wfUtils::inet_pton()` was reported on the support forum,
 and the topic says it was resolved in Wordfence 8.1.4.
 https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordfence-not-working-with-new-php-
 security-releases/

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