VLC is a popular media player among BitTorrent users. Not just for the fact that it is free, also because it includes a huge number of the video codecs, so it can play virtually every video file available.
Unfortunately, the latest versions of VLC have a security flaw according to a report from Luigi Auriemma. The vulnerability can be exploited to compromise a user’s system, as it leaves it wide open for a malicious user to run arbitrary code.
http://secunia.com/advisories/28233/
and
http://torrentfreak.com/vlc-player-vuln ... ck-080318/
VLC Player Vulnerable to Remote Hijack
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DGMurdockIII
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Jean-Baptiste Kempf
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Re: VLC Player Vulnerable to Remote Hijack
0.8.6f version will fix this.
Jean-Baptiste Kempf
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VLC media player developer, VideoLAN President and Sites administrator
If you want an answer to your question, just be specific and precise. Don't use Private Messages.
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DGMurdockIII
- Big Cone-huna
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Re: VLC Player Vulnerable to Remote Hijack
glad that i could bring this to your guys attention
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