Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2009-1564
CVE-2009-1564
Description
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.
Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
12- secunia.com/advisories/36712nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/39206nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/39215nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-36/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.htmlnvd
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/63614nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/39363nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
News mentions
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