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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4504-1 (vlc - security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc' package(s) announced via the DSA-4504-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

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.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'vlc' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.8-0+deb9u1. For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.8-0+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.