vlc no longer able to browse minidlna server

[bee666]

When switching from 12.02 to 14.04., my vlc lost the ability to browse my minidlna server.

It seems related to the libupnp library, which is according to apt-cache policy libupnp6
libupnp6:
  Installed: 1:1.6.17-1.2

and according to this post, the version 1.6.17 is broken.
http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2014-May/363826.html

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: vlc 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-39.44~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt9
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Dec 25 20:48:39 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-28 (27 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
SourcePackage: vlc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.