[ glsa 201909-02 ] vlc

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201909-02)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2019-09-06
Bug(s): #689974
ID: 201909-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.


Background

VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.

Affected Packages

Package: media-video/vlc
Vulnerable: < 3.0.8
Unaffected: >= 3.0.8
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version: