CVE-2009-1564

Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 video chunks that use HexTile encoding.

Published: 2010-04-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1564 is rated High Risk (75.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.20%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1564

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 11.24% 17.20% +5.95%
2 2025-03-29 17.20% 11.24% -5.95%
3 2025-03-17 — 17.20% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1564

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1564

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1564

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware movie_decoder 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1564

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