CVE-2022-24614
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in metadata-extractor
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-24614- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-24614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0819 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0819- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in metadata-extractor
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.
- Record
GHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-24614
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24614- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVGHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in metadata-extractor
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.
- Record
GHSA-4v6p-cxf9-98rf- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2024-1023
metadata-extractor2 security update
Metadata Extractor is a straightforward Java library for reading metadata from image files.
Security Fix(es):
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.(CVE-2022-24613)
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.(CVE-2022-24614)
- Record
OESA-2024-1023- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1024
metadata-extractor2 security update
Metadata Extractor is a straightforward Java library for reading metadata from image files.
Security Fix(es):
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.(CVE-2022-24613)
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.(CVE-2022-24614)
- Record
OESA-2024-1024- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1025
metadata-extractor2 security update
Metadata Extractor is a straightforward Java library for reading metadata from image files.
Security Fix(es):
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.(CVE-2022-24613)
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.(CVE-2022-24614)
- Record
OESA-2024-1025- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1054
metadata-extractor2 security update
Metadata Extractor is a straightforward Java library for reading metadata from image files.
Security Fix(es):
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.(CVE-2022-24613)
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.(CVE-2022-24614)
- Record
OESA-2024-1054- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-24614
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24614- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-24614- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractorMaven |
before 2.18.0 | 2.18.0 |
libmetadata-extractor-javaDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1 |
None known |
com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractorMaven |
before 2.18.0, plus listed versions 2.10.02.10.12.11.02.12.02.13.0 Show 13 moreShow less2.14.02.15.02.16.02.17.02.4.0-beta-12.6.22.7.02.7.12.7.22.8.02.8.12.9.02.9.1 |
2.18.0 |
metadata-extractor2openEuler:22.03-LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.18.0-1.oe2203 | 2.18.0-1.oe2203 |
metadata-extractor2openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.18.0-1.oe2203sp1 | 2.18.0-1.oe2203sp1 |
metadata-extractor2openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.18.0-1.oe2203sp2 | 2.18.0-1.oe2203sp2 |
metadata-extractor2openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.18.0-1.oe2203sp3 | 2.18.0-1.oe2203sp3 |
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.2-2 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10.1-22.10.1-3 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-1build1 |
None known |
libmetadata-extractor-javaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-12.11.0-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-24614 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Metadata-extractor Project Metadata-extractor, published February 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor 2.18.0.
References
github.com/drewnoakes/metadata-extractor/issues/561
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24614
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-24614
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1023
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24614
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24614