A certain ActiveX control in axvlc.dll in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6 before 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the (1) addTarget, (2) getVariable, or (3) setVariable function, resulting from a "bad initialized pointer," aka a "recursive plugin release vulnerability."
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14280
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38816
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4061
http://www.videolan.org/sa0703.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484563/100/0/threaded
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2035