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Debian: DSA-4459-1 Moderate: VLC Media Player Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey June 11, 2019
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Various vulnerabilities in VLC media player may result in arbitrary code execution or service denial on Debian systems.
Multiple security issues were discovered in the VLC media player, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed file/stream is processed

Summary

Multiple security issues were discovered in the VLC media player, which
could result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if
a malformed file/stream is processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.0.7-0+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.

For the detailed security status of vlc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/vlc

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/



Package: vlc
CVE ID: not yet available

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