Vulnerable Systems:
* VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier
The user should refrain from opening files from untrusted third parties or accessing untrusted remote sites (or disable the VLC browser plugins), until the patch is applied.
Alternatively, the MKV demuxer plugin (libmkv_plugin.*) can be removed manually from the VLC plugin installation directory.
Vendor Status:
VideoLAN had issued an update for this vulnerability