CVE-2017-5867 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated attackers can cause server hangs and log flooding by uploading a malicious one-bit BMP file, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5867?
CVE-2017-5867 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud, published on 3 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ownCloud Server before 8.1.11, 8.2.x before 8.2.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server hang and logfile flooding) via a one bit BMP file.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5867?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Owncloud Owncloud.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5867?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5867 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-5867 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5867 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Owncloud Owncloud
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c55h-wf6p-3pcp.