CVE-2015-8270 Null dereference in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8270 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-8270 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8270/index.md)
Remote RTMP servers can crash RTMPDump clients via an invalid pointer dereference in the AMF3 string reader.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8270?
CVE-2015-8270 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8270?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rtmpdump Project Rtmpdump.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8270?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-8270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8270, GHSA-hg4c-2mw4-gwpm, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8270.