# CVE-2009-0910: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted web pages or video files exploiting a heap buffer overflow in the VNnc Codec.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Apr 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f62-x26q-v865

## What is CVE-2009-0910?

CVE-2009-0910 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 6 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the VNnc Codec in VMware Workstation 6.5.x before 6.5.2 build 156735, VMware Player 2.5.x before 2.5.2 build 156735, VMware ACE 2.5.x before 2.5.2 build 156735, and VMware Server 2.0.x before 2.0.1 build 156745 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page or video file, aka ZDI-CAN-436.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0910?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Vmware Ace, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-0910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player

- [CVE-2009-3732](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3732/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3691/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3692/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3693/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3694/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0910 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0910 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 6 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0910/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0910/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0910
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0910
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0910

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0910/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.