CVE-2016-1897
FFmpeg 2.x allows remote attackers to conduct cross-origin attacks and read arbitrary files by using the concat protocol in an HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) M3U8 file, leading to an external HTTP request in which the URL string contains the first line of a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
FFmpeg 2.x allows remote attackers to conduct cross-origin attacks and read arbitrary files by using the concat protocol in an HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) M3U8 file, leading to an external HTTP request in which the URL string contains the first line of a local file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.62% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- ffmpeg/ffmpeg · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html
- http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/110644Exploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772447
- http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html
- http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/110644Exploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772447
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.