CVE-2016-1897
Published: 14 January 2016
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain media files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur |
DSA-3506-1 fixed this by building with --disable-protocol=concat |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ffmpeg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
| bionic |
Released
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Released
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.8.5,2.7.5,2.6.7,2.5.10)
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Released
(7:2.7.5-0ubuntu0.15.10.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
|
|
libav
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Released
(4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.2)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |