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
Published Dec 6, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.84%
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
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 6.5.5
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.4
- 7.0
- 7.1.2
Configuration 2
- 6.5.0
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.4
- 6.5.5
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.1
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
Configuration 3
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
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 1, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.84% (0.05844) | 92.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.84% (0.05844) | 92.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 7, 2025 | 6.07% (0.06071) | 90.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 88.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.80% (0.08801) | 87.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 88.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.73% (0.07729) | 94.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 11.38% (0.11381) | 94.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 10.84% (0.10840) | 94.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.42% (0.10415) | 94.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 76.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://osvdb.org/69596 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000112.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://osvdb.org/69596 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42482 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514995/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024819 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0018.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3116 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.