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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2010.0111
A number of vulnerabilities have been identified in VLC media player
23 April 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: VLC media player prior to 1.0.6
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Member content until: Sunday, May 23 2010
OVERVIEW
A number of vulnerabilities have been identified in VLC media player
prior to version 1.0.6.
IMPACT
These vulnerabilities could allow the execution of arbitrary code
through specially crafted malicious files. [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor has released an update to correct these vulnerabilities. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] VideoLan Security Advisory 1003
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html
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