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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 St…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
14.6%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

14.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • security.stackexchange.com /questions/110644 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1034932 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201705-08 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/80501 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2944-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3506 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • habrahabr.ru /company/mailru/blog/274855 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201606-09 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/772447 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred

Sources

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