CVE-2010-4476

The Double.parseDouble method in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23 and earlier, 5.0 Update 27 and earlier, and 1.4.2_29 and earlier, as used in OpenJDK, Apache, JBossweb, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted string that triggers an infinite loop of estimations during conversion to a double-precision binary floating-point number, as demonstrated using 2.2250738585072012e-308.

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• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00010.html
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• http://secunia.com/advisories/43378Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43400Vendor Advisory
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• http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
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• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
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• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0213.htmlVendor Advisory
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• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0282.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0333.htmlVendor Advisory
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• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12662
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• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14328
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14589
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19493

Published

Feb 17, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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