CVE-2015-8271

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 6%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The AMF3CD_AddProp function in amf.c in RTMPDump 2.4 allows remote RTMP Media servers to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
92.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 13, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 18, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available.
generic🟡 PoC Available

TALOS-2016-0067 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0067/
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95125
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DSA 3850-1] rtmpdump security update

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3850

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubunturtmpdump (2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d-1ubuntu0.1) @ xenial2026-05-20ubuntu
ubuntulibrtmp0 (2.4~20110711.gitc28f1bab-1ubuntu0.1) @ precise2026-05-20ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-8271?
CVE-2015-8271 is a critical vulnerability published on April 13, 2017. The AMF3CD_AddProp function in amf.c in RTMPDump 2.4 allows remote RTMP Media servers to execute arbitrary code.
When was CVE-2015-8271 disclosed?
CVE-2015-8271 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 13, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-8271 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-8271 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-8271?
CVE-2015-8271 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-8271?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-8271, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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