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CVE-2022-24614

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Feb 24, 2022 metadata-extractor_project CWE-770 EPSS 0.73% (52th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-24614 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting metadata-extractor_project metadata-extractor. It was published on February 24, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from metadata-extractor_project. Update metadata-extractor to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
metadata-extractor_project metadata-extractor >= 0, < 2.18.0 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-24614?

CVE-2022-24614 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting metadata-extractor_project metadata-extractor. It was published on February 24, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-24614?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-24614?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from metadata-extractor_project. Update metadata-extractor to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-24614?

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