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VMware Workstation 5 VMnc Codec Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA36735
Release Date: 2009-09-16
Popularity: 1,071 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:VMware Workstation 5.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Workstation, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to multiple errors in vmnc.dll when processing specially crafted AVI files and can be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows.

For more information:
SA33372
SA34938

The vulnerabilities are confirmed in vmnc.dll version 5.5.9.5077. Other versions may also be affected.

Change Page:
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