CVE-2010-4294 describes a heap memory corruption vulnerability in the VMnc media codec's frame decompression functionality within various VMware products on Windows, including Movie Decoder, Workstation, Player, and Server. An attacker could exploit this by providing a crafted video file that improperly validates a size field, leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (critical), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with medium attack complexity, allowing for full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential impact remains severe.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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