RCE in Microsoft Windows
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.
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: 0.058 (93.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware Movie Decoder — versions 7.0, 6.5.4, 6.5.3
- VMware Player — versions 2.5.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.2
- VMware Server — versions 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.0
- VMware Workstation — versions 7.0, 6.5.0, 7.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html (mailing-list)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/69596 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/42482 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)