Heap out-of-bounds read in librtmp (RTMPDump) AMF0 parsing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
librtmp (RTMPDump) through 2.6 contains a heap out-of-bounds read in AMFProp_Decode, which reads an AMF0 strict-array element count before checking that four bytes remain (CWE-125). A malicious RTMP server or man in the middle can send a crafted AMF0 body that crashes the client.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
librtmp (RTMPDump) through 2.6 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in AMFProp_Decode that reads an AMF0 strict-array element count before checking that four bytes remain. A malicious RTMP server or man in the middle can send an AMF0 body ending with a strict-array type byte and fewer than four trailing bytes to crash the client.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for librtmp (RTMPDump).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112061
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-m837-gfcx-6jp4
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More RTMPDump vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-76188 Heap out-of-bounds write in librtmp RTMPDump via AMF3_Decode CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-112061 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112061 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m837-gfcx-6jp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-112061 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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