CVE-2009-0199
N/A
Published: September 8, 2009 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationPlayerAce
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a video file with crafted dimensions (aka framebuffer parameters).
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000065.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34938x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-25/Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threadedx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0012.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2553Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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