CVE-2022-24613 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-24613?

CVE-2022-24613 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-24613?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Metadata-Extractor Project Metadata-Extractor.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Metadata-Extractor Project	Metadata-Extractor	< 2.18.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-755

References

https://github.com/drewnoakes/metadata-extractor/issues/561ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/drewnoakes/metadata-extractor/issues/561ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-24613?

CVE-2022-24613 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 s...

How severe is CVE-2022-24613?

CVE-2022-24613 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-24613?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Metadata-Extractor Project Metadata-Extractor.