CVE-2009-2628

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Ace
Player
Workstation
Movie Decoder
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 September 2009

Summary

The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, and VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404 on Windows does not properly handle certain small heights in video content, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file that triggers heap memory corruption.

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36290
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threaded
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EPSS Score

7% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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