CVE-2009-2628

The VMnc media codec in vmnc.dll in VMware Movie Decoder before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.3 build 185404, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404, and VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.3 build 185404 on Windows does not properly handle certain small heights in video content, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file that triggers heap memory corruption.

Published: 2009-09-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2009-2628 is rated High Risk (73.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.64%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.83% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2628

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 2026-05-24 12.80% 15.64% +2.83%
2 2026-03-27 11.76% 12.80% +1.04%
3 2025-03-30 — 11.76% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2628

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-2009-2628

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2628

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware ace 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware ace 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:ace:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware movie_decoder 6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:movie_decoder: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 workstation 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2628

cvelogic Threat Intelligence