What is CVE-2015-8270?

CVE-2015-8270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rtmpdump_project Rtmpdump, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2015-8270?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Rtmpdump_project Rtmpdump

CVE-2015-8270

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).

EPSS: 0.008 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Rtmpdump_project Rtmpdump — versions 2.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cret@cert.org (Technical Description, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cret@cert.org (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8270?: CVE-2015-8270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rtmpdump_project Rtmpdump, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2015-8270?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.