Package: vlc
Severity: grave
Tags: security patch

Hi,
the following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
published for vlc.

CVE-2008-4558[0]:
| Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to
| overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF
| playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed
| comparison.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4558
    http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-4558

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