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CVE-2016-1898

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.

Severity
Medium 5.5
Published
15 Jan 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
13% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure (CWE-200)
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
FFmpegServers and applications · cpe:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg
  • Version 2.8.4
  • Version 2.8.3
  • Version 2.8.2
  • Version 2.8.1
All 82 release lines
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.3
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.5
  • Version 2.0.6
  • Version 2.0.7
  • Version 2.1
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.1.3
  • Version 2.1.4
  • Version 2.1.5
  • Version 2.1.6
  • Version 2.1.7
  • Version 2.1.8
  • Version 2.2
  • Version 2.2.1
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.2.4
  • Version 2.2.5
  • Version 2.2.6
  • Version 2.2.7
  • Version 2.2.8
  • Version 2.2.9
  • Version 2.2.10
  • Version 2.2.11
  • Version 2.2.12
  • Version 2.2.13
  • Version 2.2.14
  • Version 2.2.15
  • Version 2.2.16
  • Version 2.3
  • Version 2.3.1
  • Version 2.3.2
  • Version 2.3.3
  • Version 2.3.4
  • Version 2.3.5
  • Version 2.3.6
  • Version 2.4
  • Version 2.4.1
  • Version 2.4.2
  • Version 2.4.3
  • Version 2.4.4
  • Version 2.4.5
  • Version 2.4.6
  • Version 2.4.7
  • Version 2.4.8
  • Version 2.4.9
  • Version 2.4.10
  • Version 2.4.11
  • Version 2.4.12
  • Version 2.5
  • Version 2.5.1
  • Version 2.5.2
  • Version 2.5.3
  • Version 2.5.4
  • Version 2.5.5
  • Version 2.5.6
  • Version 2.5.7
  • Version 2.5.8
  • Version 2.5.9
  • Version 2.6
  • Version 2.6.1
  • Version 2.6.2
  • Version 2.6.3
  • Version 2.6.4
  • Version 2.6.5
  • Version 2.6.6
  • Version 2.7
  • Version 2.7.1
  • Version 2.7.2
  • Version 2.7.3
  • Version 2.7.4
  • Version 2.8-dev
  • Version 2.8
  • Version 2.8.1
  • Version 2.8.2
  • Version 2.8.3
  • Version 2.8.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1898
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1898