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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-1898 · published 15 January 2016

CVE-2016-1898: Ffmpeg information exposure vulnerability

Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg

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.

5.5 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8% CWE-200 · Information exposure
5.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855 Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772447
http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855 Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772447

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-1898), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.