Debian Security Advisory
DSA-4504-1 vlc -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 20 Aug 2019
- Affected Packages:
- vlc
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-13602, CVE-2019-13962, CVE-2019-14437, CVE-2019-14438, CVE-2019-14498, CVE-2019-14533, CVE-2019-14534, CVE-2019-14535, CVE-2019-14776, CVE-2019-14777, CVE-2019-14778, CVE-2019-14970.
- More information:
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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 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.
For the detailed security status of vlc please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/vlc