When reading a specially crafted JPEG file, metadata-extractor up to 2.16.0 can be made…
Priority LOW 26CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00728 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor (Maven): 2.18.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 8 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor (Maven) | before 2.18.0 | 2.18.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.18.0 Fixed in 2.18.0 Patch available GHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:metadata-extractor_project:metadata-extractor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.18.0 | Vulnerable | Metadata-extractor Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:metadata-extractor_project:metadata-extractor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.18.0 Vulnerable ·Metadata-extractor Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor (Maven) Fixed in 2.18.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2022:5532 Released 2022-07-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Fuse 7.11.0 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5532 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24614
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf
References
More Metadata-extractor Project Metadata-extractor vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08455 metadata-extractor up to 2.16.0 can throw various uncaught exceptions while parsing a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-24614 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-24614 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-24614 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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