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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://osvdb.org/69596 ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 ↗