FFmpeg 2.x allows remote attackers to conduct cross-origin attacks and read arbitrary files by using the concat protocol in an HTTP Live Str

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• canonical ubuntu linux12.04
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0.1
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0.2
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0.3
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0.4
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0.5
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0.6
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.0.7
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.1
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.2
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.3
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.4
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.5
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.6
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.7
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.1.8
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.2
• ffmpeg ffmpeg2.2.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2009-4637FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger
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• CVE-2016-10190Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/http.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 all
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• CVE-2009-4634Multiple integer underflows in FFmpeg 0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a craf
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• CVE-2009-4633vorbis_dec.c in FFmpeg 0.5 uses an assignment operator when a comparison operator was intended, which might allow remote attackers to cause
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• CVE-2016-10192Heap-based buffer overflow in ffserver.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remo
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• CVE-2016-10191Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/rtmppkt.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2
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FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1{2  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],3  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }4}

1{2  "permissions": ["activeTab"],3  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]4}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.