CVE-2010-4294
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.
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-94
- EPSS score
- 5.8% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-4267)
- Published
- December 6, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4267 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 / movie decoder
- vmware / movie decoder
- vmware / movie decoder
- vmware / movie decoder
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / player
- vmware / server
- vmware / server
- vmware / server
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
- vmware / workstation
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html
- http://osvdb.org/69596
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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