CVE-2024-31585

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—

5.3

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.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 6.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 17, 2024

Last Modified

June 9, 2025

References (15)

cve@mitrehttps://gist.github.com/1047524396/dc2c64ffe0c3934a6176bcd2c5cf5656
cve@mitrehttps://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/blobdiff/aec67d3d7d2895bfea61aa1358d9d8e956f8615c..ab0fdaedd1e7224f7e84ea22fcbfaa4ca75a6c06:/libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c
cve@mitrehttps://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/blobdiff/bf2d7b20ea1c7d15dcbaedd479f40295e5c83430..3061bf668feffc7c1f0b244205167b3b86da8015:/libavfilter/avf_showspectrum.c
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/3061bf668feffc7c1f0b244205167b3b86da8015
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/81df787b53eb5c6433731f6eaaf7f2a94d8a8c80
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/ab0fdaedd1e7224f7e84ea22fcbfaa4ca75a6c06
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gist.github.com/1047524396/dc2c64ffe0c3934a6176bcd2c5cf5656
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/81df787b53eb5c6433731f6eaaf7f2a94d8a8c80
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/commit/ab0fdaedd1e7224f7e84ea22fcbfaa4ca75a6c06
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPETICRXUOGRIM4U3BCRTIKE3IZWCSBT/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE3ASLH6QF2E5OVJI5VA3JSEPJFFFMNY/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libswscale-ffmpeg3 (7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7) @ xenial	2026-05-24	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-193Off-by-one Error

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-31585?

CVE-2024-31585 is a medium vulnerability published on April 17, 2024. 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.

When was CVE-2024-31585 disclosed?

CVE-2024-31585 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 17, 2024, with the most recent update on June 9, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-31585 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-31585 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-31585?

CVE-2024-31585 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-31585?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-31585, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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