Debian Security Advisory 1543-1 - A fair amount of people have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in vlc, an application for playback and streaming of audio and video. In the worst case, these weaknesses permit a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running vlc.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-13 - Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VLC, allowing for the execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service. Versions less than 0.8.6e are affected.
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Core Security Technologies Advisory - The VideoLAN (VLC) media player package is vulnerable to an arbitrary memory corruption vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious remote attackers to compromise a user's system. VLC versions 0.8.6d and below and Miro Player versions 1.1 and below are vulnerable. Proof of concept code included.
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