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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1898

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1898 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14ffmpeg0, 0, 0
Debian:13ffmpeg0, 0, 0
Debian:11ffmpeg0, 0, 0
Debian:12ffmpeg0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 15, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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