Debian 8 DSA-3342-1 Critical: VLC Remote Execution via 3GP Files
debian
August 20, 2015
Loren Maggiore of Trail of Bits discovered that the 3GP parser of VLC, a multimedia player and streamer, could dereference an arbitrary pointer due to insufficient restrictions on ...
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Summary
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.0~rc2-2+deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed shortly.
We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: vlc
CVE ID: CVE-2015-5949
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