The vulnerability of the Dirac and Schrodinger codecs in the VideoLAN VLC media player software allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Dirac and Schrodinger codecs in the VideoLAN VLC media player software lies in the fact that the operation results are stored outside of the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code or cause system failures...