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CVE-2009-1564

Heap-based buffer overflow in vmnc.dll in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.4 Build 246459 on Windows, and the movie decoder in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with crafted video chunks that use HexTile encoding.

Published

2010-04-12T18:30:00.350

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware movie_decoder 6.5.3 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Application vmware workstation 6.5.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation 6.5.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation 6.5.2 Yes
Application vmware workstation 6.5.3 Yes
Application vmware player 2.5 Yes
Application vmware player 2.5.1 Yes
Application vmware player 2.5.2 Yes
Application vmware player 2.5.3 Yes
Application vmware server 2.0.0 Yes
Application vmware server 2.0.1 Yes
Application vmware server 2.0.2 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
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