CVE-2010-4294

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4294
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-12-06 21:05:49 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Vmware Movie Decoder 6.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Movie Decoder 6.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Movie Decoder 7.0 All All All
Application Vmware Movie Decoder 7.1.2 All All All
Application Vmware Movie Decoder All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.2 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.3 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.4 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 6.5.5 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation 7.1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/69596 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
VMSA-2010-0018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0018 VMware hosted products and ESX patches resolve multiple security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com
VMware Movie Decoder VMnc Codec (CVE-2010-4294) Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - VMware Movie Decoder Heap Overflow in Decompression Routine Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMware Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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