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Ace 6.5.3 and prior [High]

By Security Team • Sep 8th, 2009 • Category: Security Notifications

Affects:

  • Ace 6.5.3 and prior [High]

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a video file with crafted dimensions (aka framebuffer parameters).

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CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-0199
Severity: High

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Related OLEX Packages: ace
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