MEDIUM
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
Published Jan 15, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 14.62%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.2.6
- 2.2.7
- 2.2.8
- 2.2.9
- 2.2.10
- 2.2.11
- 2.2.12
- 2.2.13
- 2.2.14
- 2.2.15
- 2.2.16
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.4
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
- 2.5.8
- 2.5.9
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.7
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
- 2.8
- 2.8
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
Configuration 2
- 12.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.62% 0.14621
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14621
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (36 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.62% (0.14621) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 14.62% (0.14621) | 96.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 20.84% (0.20841) | 97.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 14.62% (0.14621) | 96.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 20.84% (0.20841) | 97.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 14.62% (0.14621) | 96.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 20.84% (0.20841) | 97.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 14.62% (0.14621) | 96.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 20.84% (0.20841) | 97.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.62% (0.14621) | 96.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 52.68% (0.52680) | 97.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 55.25% (0.55246) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 98.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 55.25% (0.55246) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 98.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 48.76% (0.48759) | 97.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 98.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 55.25% (0.55246) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 21, 2025 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 98.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 14, 2025 | 48.76% (0.48759) | 97.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 98.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 55.25% (0.55246) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 97.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 49.02% (0.49018) | 96.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 57.76% (0.57758) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 60.43% (0.60428) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 56.15% (0.56148) | 97.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 62.16% (0.62160) | 98.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 77.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 76.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 74.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 67.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/274855 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/110644 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3506 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80501 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034932 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/772447 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 15, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 14, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1897
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a