• Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    yes? opening a picture with malware could infect your computer.

    It would be a combination attack, so the virus would either target the correct media player or several of em.

    here is a older vulnurability with vlc and avi file https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25801

    it is absolutely far less risky than downloading programs that run code, but it’s not without any risk

    edit: windows programs also lets files call home. Script Command in windows media player f.ex 🤷

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      2 months ago

      Like I said, no one’s wasting a 0-day on a lemming like you or me