What is CVE-2017-7684?

CVE-2017-7684 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-7684?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apache Openmeetings

CVE-2017-7684

Apache OpenMeetings 1.0.0 doesn't check contents of files being uploaded. An attacker can cause a denial of service by uploading multiple large files to the server.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2017-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Openmeetings — versions 1.0.0, 2.0, 2.1
Apache Software Foundation Openmeetings — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99584 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
markmail.org/message/v6dpmrdd6cgg66up (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7684?: CVE-2017-7684 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-7684?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.