FKIE_CVE-2009-2628

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-09-08 22:30 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cret@cert.orghttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000065.htmlPatch
cret@cert.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34938Vendor Advisory
cret@cert.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444513US Government Resource
cret@cert.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threaded
cret@cert.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36290Patch
cret@cert.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0012.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cret@cert.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2553Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000065.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34938Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444513US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36290Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0012.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2553Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vmware ace 2.5.0
vmware ace 2.5.1
vmware ace 2.5.2
vmware movie_decoder 6.5.3
vmware player 2.5
vmware player 2.5.1
vmware player 2.5.2
vmware workstation 6.5
vmware workstation 6.5.0
vmware workstation 6.5.1
vmware workstation 6.5.2
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