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VLC media player 0.8.6f released
This is a bugfix release. VLC media player 0.8.6e and earlier versions suffer from security vulnerabilities in the Subtitle demuxer, Real RTSP demuxer, MP4 demuxer and Cinepak codec. This release also includes improved video output on multi-screen setups running Mac OS X and compatibility with Windows 9x/ME has been restored.
VLC media player 0.8.6f - Video streaming solution. (PPC,x86, U)
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Home page: http://www.videolan.org/
OS X download page
Have a look here for the full list of changes.
Universal, PPC and x86 binary packages and the source code are available on the VLC download page.
You can get help concerning this new release on the Documentation Page, Forum, Wiki, Mailing Lists or in #videolan on Freenode. Remember to reset your preferences if you experience problems after upgrading from a previous version.
Changes between 0.8.6e and 0.8.6f
Security updates
- Really fixed subtitle buffer overflow (CVE-2007-6681)
- Fixed Real RTSP code execution problem (CVE-2008-0073)
- Fixed MP4 integer overflows (CVE-2008-1489)
- Fixed cinepak integer overflow
Portable Sunbird OS X 0.8 r2.0 released