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 in which the URL string contains an arbitrary line of a local file.
Published: 2016-01-15
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: 27.8% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3506-1 libav security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2944-1 Libav vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
Opensuse Leap
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:40.228Z

Reserved: 2016-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1898

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-01-15T03:59:23.923

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1898

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