CVE-2015-8270

7.5 HIGH

Published: April 13, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

The AMF3ReadString function in amf.c in RTMPDump 2.4 allows remote RTMP Media servers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and process crash).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3850

Source: cret@cert.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95126

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0066/

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3850

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95126

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0066/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

3.2%

86th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

rtmpdump_project

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