What is CVE-2015-8271?

CVE-2015-8271 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rtmpdump Project, classified under Write-what-where Condition. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2015-8271?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rtmpdump Project

CVE-2015-8271

The AMF3CD_AddProp function in amf.c in RTMPDump 2.4 allows remote RTMP Media servers to execute arbitrary code.

Published 2017-04-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.059 (93.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.059 · newest: 0.059 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rtmpdump Project — versions 2.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-123 — Write-what-where Condition

References

www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0067/ (Technical Description, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95125 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3850 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8271?: CVE-2015-8271 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rtmpdump Project, classified under Write-what-where Condition. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2015-8271?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.