FFmpeg 2.x HTTP Live Stream M3U8 File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FFmpeg 2.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Live Stream Handler. The manipulation as part of M3U8 File leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1898. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 2.x (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component HTTP Live Stream Handler. The manipulation as part of a M3U8 File leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 01/15/2016 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1898 since 01/14/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87980 (FreeBSD : ffmpeg -- remote attacker can access local files (046fedd1-bd01-11e5-bbf4-5404a68ad561)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196441 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libav Vulnerabilities (USN-2944-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87980), SecurityFocus (BID 80501†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57391†). The entries VDB-68316, VDB-75955, VDB-79343 and VDB-80278 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 87980
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ffmpeg -- remote attacker can access local files (046fedd1-bd01-11e5-bbf4-5404a68ad561)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ffmpeg openSUSE-SU-2016:0243-1 (ffmpeg)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/12/2016 🔍
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01/14/2016 +2 days 🔍
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01/15/2016 +1 days 🔍
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01/27/2025 +3238 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: USN-2944-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1898 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80279

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SecurityFocus: 80501 - FFMPEG and Libav Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034932
Vulnerability Center: 57391 - FFmpeg Remote Information Disclosure in HLS M3U8 via a Crafted Video File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2016 09:35
Updated: 01/27/2025 02:04
Changes: 01/15/2016 09:35 (72), 02/01/2019 14:42 (13), 07/03/2022 13:31 (5), 01/27/2025 02:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:EDA:103

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