VLC Media Player Security Vulnerability

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> Bonn, Germany - A security hole has been discovered in the VLC Media
> Player, the German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology
> (BSI) in Bonn reported. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability using
> rigged Real Media files (file ending with "rm") to install malicious
> software onto the user's computer. The victim has just to open the
> manipulated multimedia file.
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> VLC Media Player versions prior to release 0.9.8 are affected, the BSI
> reports. The software maker has fixed the problem for Version 0.9.8, but
> to date has only made the source code available. All VLC Media Player
> users are advised to remove the file libreal_plugin manually from the VLC
> plug-in installation directory.
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> http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s...ia-player.html
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> Unfortunately, the latest version of VLC Media Player, the 0.9.8 has some
> severe faults, so an upgrade seems not to be the answer.
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> http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1083470.htm
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> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
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