US-CERT Current Activity

VideoLAN Releases Security Advisory for VLC Media Player

Original release date: April 22, 2010 at 8:20 am
Last revised: April 22, 2010 at 8:20 am


VideoLAN has released a security advisory to address multiple
vulnerabilities in VLC Media Player. These vulnerabilities may allow
an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service
condition.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review VideoLAN
security advisory VideoLAN-SA-1003 and apply any necessary updates or
workarounds to help mitigate the risks.

Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html>

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