Security Update for VLC Media Player

VideoLAN has released an update to its popular VLC media player that contains several security fixes, including one for an RTSP (real-time streaming protocol) weakness, similar to the one that recently affected QuickTime. VideoLAN doesn’t say whether these security fixes affect the Mac version of their software, but the Mac OS X package, like those for other platforms, has been updated to the same version number. If you use VCL to play media files, you should download this new version right away.