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VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows) sep09
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VMWare products and are prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The multiple flaws are due to, - An heap overflow error in the VMnc codec (vmnc.dll) when processing a video file with mismatched dimension. - An heap corruption error in the VMnc codec (vmnc.dll) when processing a video with a height of less than 8 pixels.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VMware Workstation versions prior to 6.5.3 Build 185404 VMware Player versions prior to 2.5.3 build 185404
Solution
Solution
Upgrade the VMWare product(s) according to the referenced vendor announcement.