CVE-2009-1565

Critical

Description

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 HexTile-encoded video chunks that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to "integer truncation errors."

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Movie Decoder
PublishedApr 12, 2010
First seenApr 12, 2010

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware movie_decoder6.5.3—
vmware workstation6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3—
vmware player2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3—
vmware server2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2—

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CVE-2009-1565 · Vmware Movie Decoder · Dark Radar