# CVE-2003-0141: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-03-29 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0156.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7177
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887465427579&w=2
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=311&idxseccion=10
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/705761

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