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
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

62
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 29/34 · Critical