CVE-2024-31578: fedoraproject fedora Use After Free
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-31578DEBIAN-CVE-2024-31578openSUSE-SU-2024:13894-1CGA-7h7r-697q-2fwpCGA-jm32-cg3x-vj74
Published 17-04-2024Last modified 04-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-31578 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
1.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.21 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 8Timeline
- 17-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FFmpeg version n6.1.1 was discovered to contain a heap use-after-free via the av_hwframe_ctx_init function.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
67%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.21 pp
From 0.97% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.18%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- ffmpeg< 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4 | < 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
- libavAll versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard1 product
- ffmpeg-6All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- ffmpegAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7:7.0.1-3
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL38 | 39 | 40
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg< 7.0
Opensuse1 product
- ffmpeg-4&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 4.4.4-7.1
6 vendors · 7 products
