vmnc.dll in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.4 Build 246459 on Windows, and the movie decoder in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with crafted HexTile-encoded video chunks that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to "integer truncation errors."
Published Apr 12, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.21%
Description
vmnc.dll in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.4 Build 246459 on Windows, and the movie decoder in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.4 build 246459, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.4 build 246459, and VMware Server 2.x on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with crafted HexTile-encoded video chunks that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to "integer truncation errors."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.5.3
Configuration 2
- 6.5.0
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.3
Configuration 3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.21% (0.06210) | 93.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.21% (0.06210) | 92.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.92% (0.16916) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.04% (0.11044) | 89.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.92% (0.16916) | 94.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.44% (0.11440) | 95.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 23.96% (0.23960) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 25.84% (0.25836) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 28.22% (0.28218) | 96.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36712 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-37/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/63615 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39364 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023838 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36712 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-37/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/63615 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39364 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023838 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
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