The PNG deflate algorithm in RealOne Player 6.0.11.x and earlier, RealPlayer 8/RealPlayer Plus 8 6.0.9.584, and other versions allows remote attackers to corrupt the heap and overwrite arbitrary memory via a PNG graphic file format containing compressed data using fixed trees that contain the length values 286-287, which are treated as a very large length
Published Mar 29, 2003
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.96%
Description
The PNG deflate algorithm in RealOne Player 6.0.11.x and earlier, RealPlayer 8/RealPlayer Plus 8 6.0.9.584, and other versions allows remote attackers to corrupt the heap and overwrite arbitrary memory via a PNG graphic file format containing compressed data using fixed trees that contain the length values 286-287, which are treated as a very large length.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0.11.774
- 2.0
- 6.0.10.505
- 6.0.11.818
- 6.0.11.830
- 6.0.11.841
- 6.0.11.853
- 9.0.0.288
- 9.0.0.297
- 8.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02957) | 86.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02957) | 85.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 54.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00861) | 83.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 1.22% (0.01217) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01235) | 83.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 81.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0156.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887465427579&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=311&idxseccion=10 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/705761 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7177 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0156.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887465427579&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=311&idxseccion=10 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/705761 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7177 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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