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Secunia Security Advisory 44412

Posted on 04 May 2011
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TITLE:
VLC Media Player libmodplug Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44412

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/44412/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44412

RELEASE DATE:
2011-05-03

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DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC Media Player, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to the application using a
vulnerable version of the libmodplug library.

For more information:
SA44388

Note: This may only affect the precompiled versions.

The vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 1.1.9 for Windows. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
epiphant

OTHER REFERENCES:
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DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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