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VLC Media Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA31512
Release Date: 2008-08-18
Last Update: 2008-10-27
Popularity: 6,622 views

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

Software:VLC media player 0.x

Binary Analysis: BA552 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Update to version 0.9.0 or later.

NOTE: libfreetype has also been updated in the Windows and Mac OS X versions.

Provided and/or discovered by:
g_, Orange Bat

Changelog:
2008-08-22: Added CVE reference.
2008-08-25: Added vulnerability #2 to the advisory. Updated the "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections.
2008-08-25: Updated "Solution" with workaround information. Added vendor link to the "Original Advisory" section.
2008-08-28: Added CVE reference.
2008-09-16: Updated "Solution" section. Added CVE references.
2008-10-27: Added vendor link to the "Original Advisory" section.

Original Advisory:
VLC Media Player:
http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0807.html

Orange Bat:
http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.16.txt
http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt

Change Page:
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