What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24614?

CVE-2022-24614 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-24614?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-24614. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-24614?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2022-24614. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Metadata Extractor CVE-2022-24614

MEDIUM

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2022-02-24 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Metadata Extractor

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 24, 2022 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

325 maven packages depend on com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor (29 direct, 296 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.18.0.

DescriptionNVD

When reading a specially crafted JPEG file, metadata-extractor up to 2.16.0 can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out-of-memory error even for very small inputs. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use metadata-extractor library.

AnalysisAI

When reading a specially crafted JPEG file, metadata-extractor up to 2.16.0 can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out-of-memory error even for very small inputs. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. When reading a specially crafted JPEG file, metadata-extractor up to 2.16.0 can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out-of-memory error even for very small inputs. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use metadata-extractor library. Affected products include: Metadata-Extractor Project Metadata-Extractor. Version information: up to 2.16.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.