VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-1898
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability13.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor