VMware Movie Decoder VMnc Codec Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability
21 Apr. 2010
Summary
The VMnc codec shipped with VMware Movie Decoder is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability because it fails to perform boundary checks before copying user-supplied data into process buffers.
Credit:
The original article can be found at: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45169
The information has been provided by Aaron Portnoy and Logan Brown .
Successful exploits may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.
Vendor Status:
VMware had issued an update for this vulnerability