Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6180-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6180-1 - It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when decoding image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that VLC could be made to write out of bounds when processing H.264 video …

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