Security advisory warns that attackers could use a buffer overflow flaw in VLC to execute malicious code in a subtitle file and tamper with a PC A flaw in the widely used open source VLC media player ...

VLC Media Player is a popular media player that is available for Windows, Mac, iOS, Apple TV, Android, and other platforms. It also allows users to upload the subtitle file directly to the player and ...

VLC media player is a free multimedia player that can play almost all video and audio file formats. This program is supported by Windows and Mac platforms and also has a mobile application for iOS and ...

Attackers can remotely execute code on targeted systems via specially crafted subtitle files for videos. A proof of concept attack using malicious video subtitle files reveals how adversaries can ...

VLC is one of the best platforms around for watching videos or listening to music on your computer or over a stream. The open-source platform makes users' lives easy to play back any file type. What's ...

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One of the big downsides on the modern side of Windows 8 is that, well, the built-in video player is terrible. Finally, a worthy replacement has appeared on the horizon for modern UI fans: The ...

A flaw in the widely-used open-source VLC media player could allow an attacker to execute harmful code on a PC. The problem stems from a buffer overflow that can occur when the player processes ...