Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.062 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.062 · newest: 0.062 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware Movie Decoder — versions 6.5.3
- VMware Player — versions 2.5.2, 2.5, 2.5.1
- VMware Server — versions 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.0
- VMware Workstation — versions 6.5.0, 6.5.3, 6.5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html (mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html (mailing-list)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/63614 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/36712 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39206 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39215 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-36/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/39363 (vdb-entry)