CVE-2016-1898

Published Jan 15, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 13.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3506-1 libav security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2944-1 Libav vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved
Jan 14, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 15, 2016, 3:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM