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CVE-2009-0910

Heap-based buffer overflow in the VNnc Codec in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.2 build 156735, VMware Player 2.5.x

Heap-based buffer overflow in the VNnc Codec in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.2 build 156735, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.2 build 156735, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.2 build 156735, and VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page or video file, aka ZDI-CAN-436.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.04399
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Sigma rules11 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

4
vmware aceall versions
vmware playerall versions
vmware serverall versions
vmware workstationall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 34373www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

11
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious Workstation Locking via Rundll32
productinformationalLocked Workstation
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD06 Apr 2009 · 03:30 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.htmlPatch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021974
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
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