USN-3283-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3283-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3283-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3283-1
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Published
2017-05-09T14:44:50.356095Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:10Z
Summary
rtmpdump vulnerabilities
Details

Dave McDaniel discovered that rtmpdump incorrectly handled certain malformed streams. If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted stream, a remote attacker could cause rtmpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / rtmpdump

Package

Name
rtmpdump
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rtmpdump@2.4+20121230.gitdf6c518-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4+20121230.gitdf6c518-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4+20121230.gitdf6c518-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "librtmp-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.4+20121230.gitdf6c518-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librtmp0",
            "binary_version": "2.4+20121230.gitdf6c518-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rtmpdump",
            "binary_version": "2.4+20121230.gitdf6c518-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / rtmpdump

Package

Name
rtmpdump
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rtmpdump@2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4+20150115.gita107cef-1build1
2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1
2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "librtmp-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librtmp1",
            "binary_version": "2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rtmpdump",
            "binary_version": "2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}