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vlc -- Insufficient input validation in MKV demuxer

Affected packages
vlc < 1.1.7

Details

VuXML ID f9258873-2ee2-11e0-afcd-0015f2db7bde
Discovery 2011-01-26
Entry 2011-02-02

VLC team reports:

When parsing an invalid MKV (Matroska or WebM) file, input validation are insufficient.

References

URL http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.html