- Jul 22, 2014
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If you use the popular media players VLC or MPlayer, then you’ll want to make sure you have the most recent updates installed as soon as possible, as security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability that puts your PC at risk.
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, the security research company, has found that there is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the LIVE555 media streaming library, which is used by VLC, MPlayer and other popular media players.
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Get updating
If you have media playing software that uses the LIVE555 media streaming library, such as VLC, then you’ll want to make sure you update to the latest version, as an update has been released that addresses the issue.
The speed in which a fix has been found and released shows how worrying this vulnerability is, and how it put PCs in risk of a cyber attack from malicious users.
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Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, the security research company, has found that there is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the LIVE555 media streaming library, which is used by VLC, MPlayer and other popular media players.
...
...
Get updating
If you have media playing software that uses the LIVE555 media streaming library, such as VLC, then you’ll want to make sure you update to the latest version, as an update has been released that addresses the issue.
The speed in which a fix has been found and released shows how worrying this vulnerability is, and how it put PCs in risk of a cyber attack from malicious users.
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