CVE-2016-1898
FFmpeg 2.x allows remote attackers to conduct cross-origin attacks and read arbitrary files by using the subfile protocol in an HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) M3U8 file, leading to an external HTTP request
02 Description
FFmpeg 2.x allows remote attackers to conduct cross-origin attacks and read arbitrary files by using the subfile protocol in an HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) M3U8 file, leading to an external HTTP request
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 13.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-01-15 02:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-01-14
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 47792f55cd819603891d901c99e1541ce9b448a7ccadfe4bd9fe063cc53e70d9
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0243http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html
- www.securitytracker.com1034932http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201705-08https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08
- www.securityfocus.com80501http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2944-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160114 Re: Fwd: FFmpeg: stealing local files with HLS+concathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1
- www.slackware.comSSA:2016-034-02http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036
- www.debian.orgDSA-3506http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506
- habrahabr.ruhttp://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201606-09https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#772447https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772447
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.8.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.8.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.8.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ffmpeg Fixed in 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libav Fixed in 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.