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 (H...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1898 ffmpeg Fixed in: 7:2.8.5-1

References

advisory debian.org
advisory ubuntu.com
advisory security.gentoo.org
advisory security.gentoo.org
report habrahabr.ru
web lists.opensuse.org
web openwall.com
web securityfocus.com
web securitytracker.com
web slackware.com
web kb.cert.org