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Case File

CVE-2016-1898

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 13.02%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-1898
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
13.02%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.