CVE-2022-24613
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 24, 2022 at 12:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMetadata Extractor
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
metadata-extractor up to 2.16.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a specially crafted JPEG file, which could result in an application crash. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use metadata-extractor library.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.18.0
Affected range stops below 2.18.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/drewnoakes/metadata-extractor/issues/561CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-755
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