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Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file. (lemmings.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Stupid question but is it possible to get a virus from an MKV file that is less than 24 hours old. I was streamed using VLC version 3.0.20 form the repose on Linux.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In general media files can be formed in a way to trigger some bug in the media player, sometimes in ways that allow to overflow buffers and start ROP chaining.

About 8 years ago there was this media file going around crashing any iPhones that tried to play it with the integrated player.

Of course crashing is way easier than code execution. So overall your scenario is unlikely. VLC also does not yet know of any issues with 3.0.20: https://www.videolan.org/security/

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

When was the last time VLC paid $50K USD for a proper security audit?

[–] Sethayy 5 points 2 months ago

Probably never?

Next you're gonna be judging cars on their ability to float.

Open source follows an entirely different risk model (and arguably much more effective than throwing money at greedy companies)