Denial of Service Vulnerability in RTMPDump by RTMP Media Servers
CVE-2015-8270

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Rtmpdump Project

Status
Rtmpdump
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 April 2017

What is CVE-2015-8270?

The AMF3ReadString function in the amf.c file of RTMPDump 2.4 is susceptible to a denial of service attack. This vulnerability allows remote RTMP Media servers to trigger an invalid pointer dereference, resulting in a process crash. Exploiting this flaw could disrupt service availability, making it critical for users to update and secure their instances of RTMPDump.

References

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0066/
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3850
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95126
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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