CVE-2009-2628

N/A Unknown
Published: September 08, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000065.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34938
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444513
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threaded
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36290
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0012.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2553
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000065.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444513
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36290
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2553
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.6%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

vmware

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