CVE-2016-1898
Published: 14 January 2016
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.
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
(reached 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 |
Does not exist
(precise was released [4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.2])
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(reached 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 |