CVE-2016-1898
high-risk
Published 2016-01-15
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.
Do I need to act?
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27.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 72% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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5
CVSS 5.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
References (22)
and 2 more references
62
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
15/34 · Moderate
Exposure
29/34 · Critical