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Gentoo update for vlc
Secunia Advisory: SA26269
Release Date: 2007-07-30
Popularity: 4,826 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-3316


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for vlc. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA25753

Solution:
Update to "media-video/vlc-0.8.6c" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-12.xml

Other References:
SA25753:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25753/


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