The News Review:
- DivX 7 video software released for Mac
- Canaccord Adams Assumes Coverage on DivX (DIVX) with a Hold
- LG’s Viewty II gets official
- TITLE: DivX Web Player Stream Format Chunk Buffer verflow
DivX 7 video software released for Mac
Macworld
comDivX has announced the release of. The decoder is free ? a Pro version with encoding tools is also available for $20.
Canaccord Adams Assumes Coverage on DivX (DIVX) with a Hold
StreetInsider.com (subscription)
DivX has certified over 100 Blu-ray devices (which translates into roughly 50% of the standalone Blu-ray DVD player market) 250 digital TV models (representing roughly 55% of the total DTV market) and over 20 mobile handsets. ver 100 million DivX Certified hardware devices have been shipped worldwide. However we expect 2009 to be a challenging year for DivX as the macroeconomic backdrop continues to be difficult for consumer-facing companies and 80% of DivX license revenue is tied to DVD player sales.
LG’s Viewty II gets official
Slippery Brick
Will it live up to its namesake? Have a look at the specs and decide for yourself. More info is sure to come in the next few days hopefully along with a price tag and release date.
TITLE: DivX Web Player Stream Format Chunk Buffer verflow
Secubs
Highlights from the 2008 report: * Vulnerability Research * Software Inspection Results * Secunia Research Highlights * Secunia Advisory StatisticsRequest the full 2008 Report here:. The vulnerability is caused due to a signedness error in theprocessing of "STRF" (Stream Format) chunks. This can be exploited tocause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted DivX file. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code bytricking a user into visiting a malicious website. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.
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