CVE-2016-1898: canonical ubuntu_linux
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1898DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1898
Published 15-01-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1898 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 13.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
13.02%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 15-01-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
13.02%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 13.02% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score13.02%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (habrahabr.ru)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- ffmpeg< 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
- libav< 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04
Debian1 product
- ffmpeg< 7:2.8.5-1
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpegEOL2.0 | 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:dev | 2.8.1 | 2.8.2 | 2.8.3 | 2.8.4
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL42.1
5 vendors · 6 products
References
15 links- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.529036Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
