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Debian DSA-3850-1 Critical: rtmpdump Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2017
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Debian has released a crucial advisory DSA-3850-2 concerning vulnerabilities in rtmpdump, aimed at reducing risks related to potential service interruptions and unauthorized code execution.
Dave McDaniel discovered multiple vulnerabilities in rtmpdump, a small dumper/library for RTMP media streams, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary co...

Summary

Dave McDaniel discovered multiple vulnerabilities in rtmpdump, a small
dumper/library for RTMP media streams, which may result in denial of
service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed stream is
dumped.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.4+20150115.gita107cef-1+deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been
fixed in version 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rtmpdump packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: rtmpdump
CVE ID: CVE-2015-8270 CVE-2015-8271 CVE-2015-8272

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