CVE-2009-1565 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the VMnc media codec (vmnc.dll) used by various VMware products on Windows, including Workstation, Player, and Server. This flaw, stemming from integer truncation errors, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted AVI file containing malicious HexTile-encoded video chunks. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100 indicates a substantial theoretical risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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