# CVE-2009-1565: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious AVI file in vulnerable VMware products.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 12 Apr 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jx4p-7rxf-f2v3

## What is CVE-2009-1565?

CVE-2009-1565 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 12 Apr 2010. 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

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 HexTile-encoded video chunks that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to "integer truncation errors."

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1565?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Vmware Movie Decoder, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-1565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Player

- [CVE-2010-4294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4294/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1564/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-4897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4897/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1565 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1565 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 12 Apr 2010. 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-2009-1565 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-2009-1565/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1565/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1565
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1565
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1565

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