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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-4294

CVE-2010-4294

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • VMware/Movie Decoderllm-fuzzy6 versions
    <6.5.5 build 328052, <7.1.2 build 301548+ 5 more
    • (no CPE)range: <6.5.5 build 328052, <7.1.2 build 301548
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.5.5
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • VMware/Workstationllm-fuzzy12 versions
    <6.5.5 build 328052, <7.1.2 build 301548+ 11 more
    • (no CPE)range: <6.5.5 build 328052, <7.1.2 build 301548
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • VMware/Playerllm-fuzzy12 versions
    <2.5.5 build 246459, <3.1.2 build 301548+ 11 more
    • (no CPE)range: <2.5.5 build 246459, <3.1.2 build 301548
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • VMware/Server3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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