CVE-2009-1564
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 video chunks that use HexTile encoding.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 6.2% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1560)
- Published
- April 12, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1560 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows
- vmware / movie decoder
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / server
- vmware / server
- vmware / server
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=866
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://osvdb.org/63614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36712(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39215(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-36/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023838
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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