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A patch does not yet exist for a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in VLC Media Player that could enable remote code execution.

Maintainers of the world’s most popular open source media player, VLC, has issued the biggest single set of security fixes in the program’s history.

VideoLAN has addressed a critical double-free vulnerability in the VLC media player that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on target systems. read more

If you use VLC media player on your computer and haven't updated it recently, don't you even dare to play any untrusted, randomly downloaded video file on it. Doing so could allow hackers to...

Popular media player receives 33 security bug fixes, two of which are rated high severity.

More than half (55%) of PC applications installed worldwide are out-of-date, making PC users and their personal data vulnerable to security risks. Avast’s PC Trends Report 2019 found that users...

The developers of the popular open source video player VLC, which recently surpassed 3 billion downloads, have responded to criticism over the use of HTTP for software updates. read more

After identifying the official VLC media download page as "unsafe" with its Bing search engine, Microsoft now suggests it was done in error.

A serious vulnerability in the LIVE555 Streaming Media RTSP server affects popular applications, including VLC, MPlayer and others, Cisco Talos has discovered. read more

Security researchers have discovered a serious code execution vulnerability in the LIVE555 Streaming Media library—which is being used by popular media players including VLC and MPlayer, along...