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FreeBSD: VID-EC6AEB8E-41E4-11E7-AA00-5404A68AD561: vlc -- remote code execution via crafted subtitles

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/23/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/27/2017
Modified
09/19/2017

Description

Check Point research team reports:

Remote code execution via crafted subtitles

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-vlc
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-vlc-qt4

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