CVE-2010-4294

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Movie Decoder
PublishedDec 6, 2010
First seenDec 6, 2010

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware movie_decoderv ≤ 6.5.5, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 7.0, 7.1.2—
vmware workstation6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2—
vmware player2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2—
vmware server2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2—

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