vlc - arbitrary code execution

tixxDZ (DZCORE labs) discovered a vulnerability in vlc, the multimedia
player and streamer. Missing data validation in vlc’s real data transport
(RDT) implementation enable an integer underflow and consequently an
unbounded buffer operation. A maliciously crafted stream could thus enable
an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

No Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifier is available for
this issue.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version
0.8.6.h-4+lenny2.3.

For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem was fixed in version
1.0.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.