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VLC Media Player 0.8.6e

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Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of VLC Media Player 0.8.6e.


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What's new in this version:

Various bugfixes:
* Resume playback for viewing content over FTP
* Fixed XShm detection with remote X11

Security updates:
* Subtitle demuxers overflow (CVE-2007-6681)
* HTTP listener format string injection (CVE-2007-6682)
* Fixed buffer overflow in the SDL_image library (CVE-2006-4484)
* Real RTSP overflows (CVE-2008-0225, CVE-2008-0295, CVE-2008-0296, VideoLAN-SA-0801)
* Arbitrary memory overwrite in the MP4 demuxer (CORE-2008-0130, VideoLAN-SA-0802)

Audio filter:
* Fixed DTS to S/PDIF converter

Audio output:
* Fixed 5.1 audio on ALSA

Access:
* Fixed some RTSP hanging and user/password passing through RTSP URLs

Stream output:
* Fixed waiting for SPS/PPS problem in H.264 packetizer

Encoders:
* Improved compatibility for creating H.264 video files playable on iPhones
* Improved detection of optimal amount of threads for multi-threaded H.264 encoding on multi-cpu systems
- Note that this is used when transcode threads is set to 0 (default)
- Not supported on Windows (multiple threads require manual configuration)

Mac OS X Interface & Port:
* Restored compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3.9
* Corrected behavior of the Preferences panel
* VLC no longer crashes on quit while playing

Localization:
* Updated Romanian and Polish translations