release notes and changelog for 0.6.2

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version 0.6.2:
- Fix invalid reads in VC-1 decoding (related to CVE-2011-0723)
- Do not attempt to decode APE file with no frames
(adresses http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt)
version 0.6.1: version 0.6.1:
- fix autodetection of E-AC-3 substream samples - fix autodetection of E-AC-3 substream samples

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This release includes a backport of the AAC decoder from trunk, which This release includes a backport of the AAC decoder from trunk, which
enables proper playback of HE-AAC v2 media. enables proper playback of HE-AAC v2 media.
* 0.6.2
General notes
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This is a maintenance-only release that addresses a small number of security
and portability issues. Distributors and system integrators are encouraged
to update and share their patches against this branch.
Security fixes
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Programming errors in container and codec implementations may lead to
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if the user is
tricked into opening a malformed media file or stream.
Affected and updated have been the implementations of the following
codecs and container formats:
- VC1 decoder (Change related to CVE-2011-0723)
- APE decoder (cf. http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1103-exploits/vlc105-dos.txt)