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.
CVSS 3.x
| Source | Score | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS 2.0
Severity: MEDIUM
Problem Type: CWE-755,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| metadata-extractor_project | 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.
CVSS 3.x
| Source | Score | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS 2.0
Severity: MEDIUM
Problem Type: CWE-770,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| metadata-extractor_project | metadata-extractor | * |