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title: "CVE-2015-8272\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-8272

Publication date 13 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8272?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

RTMPDump 2.4 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (NULL
pointer dereference and process crash).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| rtmpdump | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.4+20121230.gitdf6c518-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8272?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| rtmpdump | * Upstream:   <http://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/rtmpdump.git/commitdiff/4312322107a94c81d3ec5b98f91bc6b923551dc5> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8272)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8272)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8272)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8272)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3283-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3283-1)
+ rtmpdump vulnerabilities
+ 9 May 2017

+ [USN-3283-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3283-2)
+ rtmpdump vulnerabilities
+ 23 May 2017

### Other references

* <http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0068/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8272>