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vlc 2.0.8-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 source package in Ubuntu

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vlc (2.0.8-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) precise-security; urgency=low

  * New bug-fixing upstream release (LP: #1186780).
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary
    code via a crafted MKV file (disputed).
    - Improve resistance and checking against malformed MKV files.
    - CVE-2013-3245
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Two xss vulnerabilities.
    - CVE-2013-3565
  * SECURITY UPDATE: Buffer Overflow in ASF Demuxer.
    - CVE-2013-1954
    - VideoLAN-SA-1302
 -- Benjamin Drung <email address hidden>   Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:25:34 +0200

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Uploaded by:
Benjamin Drung
Sponsored by:
Seth Arnold
Uploaded to:
Precise
Original maintainer:
Ubuntu Developers
Architectures:
any all
Section:
video
Urgency:
Low Urgency

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Binary packages built by this source

libvlc-dev: development files for libvlc

 This package contains headers and a static library required to build
 standalone applications that use VLC features.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

libvlc5: multimedia player and streamer library

 This package contains the shared library required by applications using VLC
 features.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

libvlccore-dev: development files for libvlccore

 This package contains headers and a static library required to build plugins
 for VLC.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

libvlccore5: base library for VLC and its modules

 This package contains the shared library required by VLC modules and libvlc.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc: multimedia player and streamer

 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
 .
 VLC can also be used as a streaming server that duplicates the stream it
 reads and multicasts them through the network to other clients, or serves
 them through HTTP.
 .
 VLC has support for on-the-fly transcoding of audio and video formats, either
 for broadcasting purposes or for movie format transformations. Support for
 most output methods is provided by this package, but features can be added
 by installing additional audio plugins (vlc-plugin-pulse, vlc-plugin-sdl)
 or video plugins (vlc-plugin-sdl).

vlc-data: Common data for VLC

 Localisations, HTTP interface files, Lua scripts for VLC media player
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc-dbg: debugging symbols for vlc

 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
 .
 This package contains the debugging symbols for vlc.

vlc-nox: multimedia player and streamer (without X support)

 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.
 .
 VLC can also be used as a streaming server that duplicates the stream it
 reads and multicasts them through the network to other clients, or serves
 them through HTTP.
 .
 VLC has support for on-the-fly transcoding of audio and video formats, either
 for broadcasting purposes or for movie format transformations. Support for
 most output methods is provided by this package, but features can be added
 by installing additional audio plugins (vlc-plugin-pulse, vlc-plugin-sdl,
 vlc-plugin-jack) or video plugins (vlc-plugin-sdl).
 .
 This package contains a version of VLC that does not require X and that is
 thus suitable for headless servers.

vlc-plugin-fluidsynth: FluidSynth plugin for VLC

 This plugin adds support for playing MIDI file via the FluidSynth software
 synthesizer to the VLC media player.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc-plugin-jack: Jack audio plugins for VLC

 These plugins add support for JACK to the VLC media player. To
 activate the audio output module, use the `--aout jack' flag or
 select the `jack' audio output plugin from the preferences menu.
 For the jack input, use `vlc jack://channels=...:ports=...'
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc-plugin-notify: LibNotify plugin for VLC

 This plugin adds support for libnotify track change notification to the
 VLC media player.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc-plugin-pulse: PulseAudio plugin for VLC

 This plugin adds support for PulseAudio to the VLC media player. To
 activate the audio output module, use the `--aout pulse' flag or
 select the `pulse' audio output plugin from the preferences menu.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc-plugin-sdl: SDL video and audio output plugin for VLC

 This plugin adds support for the Simple DirectMedia Layer library to
 the VLC media player. To activate it, use the `--vout sdl' or
 `--aout sdl' flags or select the `sdl' video or audio output plugin
 from the preferences menu.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc-plugin-svg: SVG plugin for VLC

 This plugin allows you to render SVG graphics on top of the video. It is a text
 renderer, and must be activated through the '--text-renderer svg' option. When
 sent non-SVG data, it will convert it to SVG using a template that can be
 specified by the svg-template-file option.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

vlc-plugin-zvbi: VBI teletext plugin for VLC

 This plugin adds support for VBI teletext to the VLC media player.
 .
 VLC is the VideoLAN project's media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
 DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs,
 podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.