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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3506-1 | libav security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2944-1 | Libav vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:40.228Z
Reserved: 2016-01-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-1898
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-01-15T03:59:23.923
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-1898
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN