Information disclosure in Ffmpeg
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 Streaming (HLS) M3U8 file, leading to an external HTTP request in which the URL string contains the first line of a local file.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.146 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.146 · newest: 0.146 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ffmpeg — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.stackexchange.com/questions/110644 (Exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1 (mailing-list)
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506 (vendor-advisory)
- habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855 (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1897?
- CVE-2016-1897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1897?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1897 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.