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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade ffmpeg | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ffmpegUpgrade libav | Mar 8, 2016 | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Ffmpeg | — | Upgrade to FFmpeg version 2.8.5Upgrade to FFmpeg version 2.7.5Upgrade to FFmpeg version 2.6.7Upgrade to FFmpeg version 2.5.10Upgrade to FFmpeg version 2.4.13 | Sep 29, 2017 | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ffmpegUpgrade mplayerUpgrade mencoder | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 17, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-video/ffmpeg.Upgrade media-video/libav. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libavformat-develUpgrade libavcodec-develUpgrade libswscale4Upgrade libavfilter6Upgrade libavresample3Upgrade libavresample-develUpgrade libpostproc-develUpgrade libswresample2Upgrade libswscale-develUpgrade libavutil-develUpgrade libavformat57Upgrade libavutil55Upgrade libavcodec57Upgrade libswresample-develUpgrade libpostproc54Upgrade ffmpegUpgrade libavdevice57 | Feb 2, 2016 | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libavcodec53Upgrade libavformat53 | Apr 4, 2016 | Jan 14, 2016 |
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