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VLC crashes when connecting to Windows SMB server

After updating to version 3.3.4 on the App Store, the VLC app would crash when tapping "Connect" after selecting a auto-discovered windows SMB server.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Share a folder from Windows (I followed similar steps shown here).
  2. Open VLC on iOS and navigate to the Network tab.
  3. Select your Windows machine that should automatically appear.
  4. Select "Connect".
  5. The app should crash now.

Device/Software Info:

  • Windows: Win 10 Pro Build 19043.1645 Version 21H1
  • iPhone: iPhone 8+ iOS 15.4.1
  • VLC: Version 3.3.4

Additional Info:

  • The app still crashes regardless of the "Prefer SMB 1" option.
  • I have also attached a crash report if that helps.

VLC_for_iOS-2022-04-14-211847.ips

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