CVE-2024-35365 Use after free in n/a
A double-free vulnerability in FFmpeg's audio stream initialization allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-35365?
CVE-2024-35365 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 3 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
FFmpeg version n6.1.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c component of FFmpeg, specifically within the new_stream_audio function.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35365?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35365?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-35365 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35365, GHSA-63xr-9hmx-v966, JLSEC-2025-144, OESA-2025-1083, OESA-2025-1084, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35365.