CVE-2009-2628

critical VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
12.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 6% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: September 8, 2009 (6091 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

vmware acevmware movie decodervmware playervmware workstation

References

🔗 lists.vmware.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.kb.cert.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com