Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1565
CVE-2009-1565
Description
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 HexTile-encoded video chunks that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to "integer truncation errors."
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <6.5.4 build 246459
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <6.5.4 build 246459
Patches
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References
11- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.htmlnvdPatch
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/36712nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/39206nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/39215nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-37/nvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/63615nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/39364nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
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