CVE-2017-5867 — ownCloud Server before 8

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-03-03T15:59:01.367
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96430
• owncloud.org — https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2017-003
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96430
• owncloud.org — https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2017-003