Current Activity - VideoLAN Issues Security Advisory

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US-CERT Current Activity

VideoLAN Issues Security Advisory

Original release date: April 11, 2011 at 9:57 am
Last revised: April 11, 2011 at 9:57 am


VideoLAN has issued a security advisory to alert users of a
vulnerability affecting VLC Media Player versions 1.0.0 through 1.1.8.
Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review VideoLAN
Security Advisory 1103 and implement the workarounds provided in the
advisory until a fix is available from the vendor.

US-CERT will provide additional information as it becomes available.

Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1103.html>

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