RCE in VMware Ace
CVE-2009-2628
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.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.056 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Ace — versions 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2
- VMware Movie Decoder — versions 6.5.3
- VMware Player — versions 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2
- VMware Workstation — versions 6.5, 6.5.0, 6.5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000065.html (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36290 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2553 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444513 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34938 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0012.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)