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12-26-2008
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| | Re: VLC Media Player Security Vulnerability This was fixed in 0.98a available at the website. http://www.videolan.org/ "Cal Bear '66" <x1x1x1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C3056A01-2A88-4C92-BE33-C2102EA7134E@xxxxxx Quote: > > Bonn, Germany - A security hole has been discovered in the VLC Media > Player, the German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology > (BSI) in Bonn reported. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability using > rigged Real Media files (file ending with "rm") to install malicious > software onto the user's computer. The victim has just to open the > manipulated multimedia file. > > VLC Media Player versions prior to release 0.9.8 are affected, the BSI > reports. The software maker has fixed the problem for Version 0.9.8, but > to date has only made the source code available. All VLC Media Player > users are advised to remove the file libreal_plugin manually from the VLC > plug-in installation directory. > > http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s...ia-player.html > > Unfortunately, the latest version of VLC Media Player, the 0.9.8 has some > severe faults, so an upgrade seems not to be the answer. > > http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1083470.htm > > > I Bleed Blue and Gold > GO BEARS! > > > |
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02-05-2009
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| | RE: VLC Media Player Security Vulnerability "Cal Bear '66" wrote: Quote: > > Bonn, Germany - A security hole has been discovered in the VLC Media Player, the > German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn > reported. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability using rigged Real Media files > (file ending with "rm") to install malicious software onto the user's computer. > The victim has just to open the manipulated multimedia file. > > VLC Media Player versions prior to release 0.9.8 are affected, the BSI reports. > The software maker has fixed the problem for Version 0.9.8, but to date has only > made the source code available. All VLC Media Player users are advised to remove > the file libreal_plugin manually from the VLC plug-in installation directory. > > http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s...ia-player.html > > Unfortunately, the latest version of VLC Media Player, the 0.9.8 has some severe > faults, so an upgrade seems not to be the answer. > > http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1083470.htm > > > I Bleed Blue and Gold > GO BEARS! > > > > |
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02-06-2009
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| | Re: VLC Media Player Security Vulnerability Daniela wrote: Quote: > > "Cal Bear '66" wrote: > Quote: >> Bonn, Germany - A security hole has been discovered in the VLC Media Player, the >> German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn >> reported. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability using rigged Real Media files >> (file ending with "rm") to install malicious software onto the user's computer. >> The victim has just to open the manipulated multimedia file. >> >> VLC Media Player versions prior to release 0.9.8 are affected, the BSI reports. >> The software maker has fixed the problem for Version 0.9.8, but to date has only >> made the source code available. All VLC Media Player users are advised to remove >> the file libreal_plugin manually from the VLC plug-in installation directory. >> >> http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s...ia-player.html >> >> Unfortunately, the latest version of VLC Media Player, the 0.9.8 has some severe >> faults, so an upgrade seems not to be the answer. >> This is old news. There has been a 'patch' release of VLC version 0.9.8.a soon after. You can get it here: http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/ |
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