USN-3283-2: rtmpdump vulnerabilities
Publication date
23 May 2017
Overview
rtmpdump could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it processed a specially crafted stream.
Releases
Packages
- rtmpdump - small dumper for media content streamed over the RTMP protocol
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.
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.04 precise | librtmp0 – 2.4~20110711.gitc28f1bab-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
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