A flaw in the widely used open source VLC media player could allow an attacker to execute harmful code on a PC. The problem stems from a buffer overflow that can occur when the player processes ...

Be careful before you fire up media player software to play that foreign-language movie -- it might be a way for intruders to compromise your system. Check Point researchers have discovered an exploit ...

Security advisory warns that attackers could use a buffer overflow flaw in VLC to execute malicious code in a subtitle file and tamper with a PC A flaw in the widely used open source VLC media player ...

Google Play’s crazy automated app review process strikes again. This time, the puritan robot overlords that run the Play Store briefly decided that listing support for common subtitle files is enough ...

An impressive new exploit gives hackers the ability to control your desktop through malware spread by fake movie subtitles. The exploit, which essentially dumps the malware onto your desktop and then ...

VLC is one of the best platforms around for watching videos or listening to music on your computer or over a stream. The open-source platform makes users' lives easy to play back any file type. What's ...

Researchers at Check Point Security Labs have uncovered a nasty new hacking technique that takes advantage security deficiencies in several popular media players. The exploit uses phony subtitle files ...

Subtitles who say "watching foreign movies with subtitles"60%There are also many people who watch movies with subtitles as there are more questionnaire results. However, if you are watching subtitle ...

A report by Checkpoint Research titled “Hacked in Translation” says a new exploit can take over your PC through fake movie subtitle files. The exploit reportedly affects users of Popcorn Time and VLC ...