CVE-2016-1898

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 29.20% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1 mailing list
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506 vendor advisory
http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855 exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 vendor advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772447 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1898?
CVE-2016-1898 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1898?
To fix CVE-2016-1898, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1898 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1898 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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