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CVE-2009-2628

The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.

The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, and VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404 on Windows does not properly handle certain small heights in video content, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file that triggers heap memory corruption.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.15638
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules6 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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vmware aceall versions
vmware movie decoderall versions
vmware playerall versions
vmware workstationall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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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

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cret@cert.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD08 Sep 2009 · 10:30 PM
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References & Sources

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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/2009/000065.htmlPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34938Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444513US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506286/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36290Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0012.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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