A flaw in the widely used open source VLC media player could allow an attacker to execute harmful code on a PC. The problem stems from a buffer overflow that can occur when the player processes ...

Security advisory warns that attackers could use a buffer overflow flaw in VLC to execute malicious code in a subtitle file and tamper with a PC A flaw in the widely used open source VLC media player ...

Attackers can remotely execute code on targeted systems via specially crafted subtitle files for videos. A proof of concept attack using malicious video subtitle files reveals how adversaries can ...

VLC is one of the best platforms around for watching videos or listening to music on your computer or over a stream. The open-source platform makes users' lives easy to play back any file type. What's ...

If you’re a regular user of media player apps like VLC, Kodi and Popcorn Time, now is the time to grab the latest update from your software’s developer. Researchers for Check Point has uncovered a new ...

An SRT file contains the dialog and timing information used to display subtitles on your media player. SRT subtitles are often used with movies encoded with an AVI container such as H.264 or DivX. In ...