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CVE-2010-4294

The frame decompression functionality in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.5 build 328052 and 7.x before 7.1.2 build 301548 on Windows, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.5 build 246459 and 3.x before 3.1.2 build 301548 on Windows, and VMware Server 2.x on Windows does not properly validate an unspecified size field, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted video file.

Published

2010-12-06T21:05:49.373

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-94

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vmware	movie_decoder	≤ 6.5.5	Yes
Application	vmware	movie_decoder	6.5.3	Yes
Application	vmware	movie_decoder	6.5.4	Yes
Application	vmware	movie_decoder	7.0	Yes
Application	vmware	movie_decoder	7.1.2	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	workstation	6.5.4	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	6.5.5	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.0	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.1.1	Yes
Application	vmware	workstation	7.1.2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No
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	player	2.5.4	Yes
Application	vmware	player	2.5.5	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.0	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.0.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.1.1	Yes
Application	vmware	player	3.1.2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No
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

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/69596 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/69596 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)