VLC Media Player - News & Updates

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1138539039248830468

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VLC media player has a critical security flaw | PC Gamer

The security flaw allows for remote code execution (RCE), which gives hackers total access to your computer to install, run, and modify anything on it without your knowledge.
All Windows, Linux, and Unix versions of VLC are affected, but not the macOS version. And without a complete patch (the one VideoLAN is working on is only 60 percent complete), the only way to keep your computer safe for the moment is to uninstall VLC. So, if you're running any one of the affected operating systems and you have VLC installed, you're exposed.

NVD - CVE-2019-13615

VLC response:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1153963312981389312

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1153956601713352704

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[sumitroy]

VLC media player 3.0.8 is now available for download.

• VLC 3.0.8 is the eight update of "Vetinari":
• Fix stuttering for low framerate videos
• Improve adaptive streaming support
• Fix WebVTT subtitles rendering
• Improve audio output on macOS &iOS
• It also fixes security issues: 13 issues, including 5 buffer overflows we fixed. 11 CVEs were assigned and addressed.

VLC 3.0.8 Vetinari - VideoLAN

 

[sumitroy]

VLC media player 3.0.10 now available for download.

VLC 3.0.10 Vetinari - VideoLAN

 

[Simmu56]

Vlc media palyer did a good job for me.

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[sumitroy]

VLC 4.0 nightly builds have a new UI. Download nightly builds: VLC media player continuous nightly builds - VideoLAN
Note: Nightly builds are unstable and contain a lot of bugs.

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VLC now supports dark theme

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[Optimus_Prime]

is it safe to use VLC on laptop as it amplifies the sound by 400% which has adverse effect on sensitive laptop speaker?

 

[sumitroy]

is it safe to use VLC on laptop as it amplifies the sound by 400% which has adverse effect on sensitive laptop speaker?

It is safe to use VLC on laptop. You can increase sound more than 100% but that's an option. It's not like VLC plays audio at 400%. You can control it, and you can always use VLC at any volume level you want. Btw, the current version of VLC can go up to 200% only, not 400%.

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[Optimus_Prime]

It is safe to use VLC on laptop. You can increase sound more than 100% but that's an option. It's not like VLC plays audio at 400%. You can control it, and you can always use VLC at any volume level you want. Btw, the current version of VLC can go up to 200% only, not 400%.

Thanks bro for clarification
One more confusion is
I read somewhere that if Laptop speaker get Damaged anyhow and if the product is in Under warrenty than company will not providing free service if they found there is any third party media player in the laptop .
Is that true ?

 

[sumitroy]

I read somewhere that if Laptop speaker get Damaged anyhow and if the product is in Under warrenty than company will not providing free service if they found there is any third party media player in the laptop .
Is that true ?

Bro, I've also heard of it and I don't think that applies now. Btw, you can read your warranty terms. If the third party player voids your speaker warranty, just uninstall players or reinstall Windows before claiming warranty.

There was a time when VLC used to provide option to increase volume up to 400% and that could damage some speakers because of poor hardware and audio driver. However, current laptops does not have any issue even if you play audio at full volumes.

Here's a post from a VLC developer

VLC just uses the Windows APIs (DirectSound), and sends signed integers of 16bits (s16) to the Windows Kernel. VLC allows amplification of the INPUT above the sound that was decoded. This is exactly the same if you put your mp3 file through Audacity and increase it and play with WMP. VLC does not (and cannot) modify the OUTPUT volume to destroy the speakers. VLC is a Software using the OFFICIAL platforms APIs.

Read full post: Installing VLC Media Player voids your speaker warranty | Hacker News