#14533: vlc-3.0.12
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Reporter: renodr | Owner: renodr
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: high | Milestone: 10.1
Component: BOOK | Version: SVN
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: |
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Changes (by renodr):
* priority: normal => high
Comment:
As ken noted here originally:
{{{
Security Bulletin VLC 3.0.12
Summary : Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in VLC media player
Date : December 2020
Affected versions : VLC media player 3.0.11 and earlier
ID : VideoLAN-SB-VLC-3012
Details
A remote user could create a specifically crafted file that could trigger
some various issues, notably 2 read buffer overflows, and some invalid
pointers being dereferenced.
Impact
If successful, a malicious third party could trigger either a crash of VLC
or an arbitratry code execution with the privileges of the target user.
While these issues in themselves are most likely to just crash the player,
we can't exclude that they could be combined to leak user informations or
remotely execute code. ASLR and DEP help reduce the likelyness of code
execution, but may be bypassed.
We have not seen exploits performing code execution through these
vulnerability
Threat mitigation
Exploitation of those issues requires the user to explicitly open a
specially crafted file or stream.
Workarounds
The user should refrain from opening files from untrusted third parties or
accessing untrusted remote sites (or disable the VLC browser plugins),
until the patch is applied.
Solution
VLC media player 3.0.12 addresses the issue.
Credits
All but one of the issues fixed in this version have been reported by Zhen
Zhou, NSFOCUS Security Team
References
The VideoLAN project
http://www.videolan.org/
VLC official GIT repository
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git
}}}
And the actual changelog:
{{{
Changes between 3.0.12 and 3.0.12.1:
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macOS:
* 3.0.12.1 is the first release for Apple Silicon macs
* Version bump to allow an automatic upgrade path
Changes between 3.0.11.1 and 3.0.12:
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Access:
* Add new RIST access module compliant with simple profile (VSF_TR-06-1)
Access Output:
* Add new RIST access output module compliant with simple profile
(VSF_TR-06-1)
Demux:
* Fixed adaptive's handling of resolution settings
* Improve Bluray tracks support
* Improve WMV seeking and DASH support
* Fix crashes in AVI, MKV modules
Audio output:
* Fix audio distortion on macOS during start of playback
Video Output:
* Direct3D11: Fix some potential crashes when using video filters
macOS:
* Add native support for Apple Silicon / ARM-64
* Visual UI adaptations for macOS Big Sur
* Fix displaying EQ bands in the UI depending on which frequency
presets are set for the EQ in advanced preferences
* Fix UI issues in bookmarks window
Misc:
* Several fixes in the web interface, including privacy and security
improvements
* Update YouTube and Vocaroo scripts
* Fix rotation filter mouse handling
* Update translations
}}}
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