CVE-2016-1898 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2016-1898 PUBLISHED

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 in which the URL string contains an arbitrary line of a local file.

EPSS 33.18% · 96.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

33.18%

96.9th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	ffmpeg	0, 7:2.7.2-1build1, 7:2.8.1-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	libav	6:9.14-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 6:9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 0

Timeline

Jan 14, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1898 third-party-advisory
http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2944-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1898 third-party-advisory

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