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.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
43.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-755
Status
published
Products (2)
com.drewnoakes/metadata-extractor
0 - 2.18.0Maven
metadata-extractor_project/metadata-extractor
< 2.18.0
Published
Feb 24, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026