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TI-2009-01481 Aliases CVE-2009-1565GHSA-jx4p-7rxf-f2v3

vmnc.dll in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.4 Build 246459 on…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0621 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1565
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx4p-7rxf-f2v3

References

Patch 2

Other 3

  • TI-2010-04034 The frame decompression functionality in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-02512 The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-01480 Heap-based buffer overflow in vmnc.dll in the VMnc media codec in VMware Movie Decoder… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00186 Heap-based buffer overflow in the VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-04139 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in VMware Movie Decoder before 9.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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