FFmpeg version n5.1 to n6.1 was discovered to contain an Off-by-one Error vulnerability…
Priority LOW 24CWE-193Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-193 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
FFmpeg version n5.1 to n6.1 was discovered to contain an Off-by-one Error vulnerability in libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 to before 7.0 | Vulnerable | FFmpeg |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 39 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 40 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 to before 7.0 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 40 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31585
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh9p-h4p4-q9vv
References
Advisory 7
- https://gist.github.com/1047524396/dc2c64ffe0c3934a6176bcd2c5cf5656
- FEDORA-2024-92780a83f9
- FEDORA-2024-55e7e839f1
- FEDORA-2024-3a548f46a8
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY/
Other 4
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/81df787b53eb5c6433731f6eaaf7f2a94d8a8c80
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/3061bf668feffc7c1f0b244205167b3b86da8015
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/blobdiff/bf2d7b20ea1c7d15dcbaedd479f40295e5c83430..3061bf668feffc7c1f0b244205167b3b86da8015:/libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/blobdiff/aec67d3d7d2895bfea61aa1358d9d8e956f8615c..ab0fdaedd1e7224f7e84ea22fcbfaa4ca75a6c06:/libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c
Sources
- CVE-2024-31585 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-31585 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vh9p-h4p4-q9vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-31585 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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