Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201411-1 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which could lead to user-assisted execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 2.1.2 are affected.
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Debian Linux Security Advisory 2211-1 - Ricardo Narvaja discovered that missing input sanitizing in VLC, a multimedia player and streamer, could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a user is tricked into opening a malformed media file.
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Core Security Technologies Advisory - Two vulnerabilities have been found in VLC media player, when handling .AMV and .NSV file formats. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by a remote attacker to obtain arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running VLC. Versions 1.1.4 through 1.1.7 are affected.
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