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CVE-2024-31585VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-31585: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 26% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubffmpeg/FFmpegpkg:github/ffmpeg/FFmpegOther threatsAffected
  • =5.1
  • =6.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-31585, European organizations should: 1) Monitor FFmpeg vendor channels and security advisories closely for official patches or updates addressing this off-by-one error and apply them promptly once available. 2) Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all media files processed by FFmpeg to detect and block malformed or suspicious inputs that could trigger the vulnerability. 3) Employ application-level sandboxing or containerization for media processing components to isolate potential crashes and prevent cascading failures. 4) Limit user privileges and restrict local access to systems running FFmpeg to reduce the risk of exploitation by low-privilege users. 5) Incorporate robust logging and monitoring to detect abnormal crashes or service disruptions related to media processing. 6) Where feasible, consider upgrading to FFmpeg versions outside the vulnerable range or using alternative media processing libraries until patches are available. 7) Educate users and administrators about the risks of processing untrusted media files and enforce policies to control media ingestion sources.

Description

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.

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