Debian Security Advisory
DSA-4704-1 vlc -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 16 Jun 2020
- Affected Packages:
- vlc
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-13428.
- More information:
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A vulnerability was discovered in the VLC media player, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed video file is opened.
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.11-0+deb9u1.
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.11-0+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