4 ms·
a journalist is on Windows or mac. They could even chekc that it does not crash with the provided sample.
by jbk 7y ago
a journalist is on Windows or mac. They could even chekc that it does not crash with the provided sample.
- kalleboo 7y agoAlthough in this case, The Register journalist was on Debian, they checked it and it crashed (because Debian packages an old version)
- rndgermandude 7y agohttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/23/remote_code_flaw_vlc/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/23/remote_code_flaw_vl... The article writer checked it using an outdated version of VLC (3.0.7 instead of 3.0.7.1), which should have at the very least warranted a closer look into whether the official latest release has the same issue, or if it was a problem with the version packaged by his distro of choice. The "update" The Register did, which really should be a "correction", is half-assed and well hidden below the fold at the end of the article.