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CVE-2010-4476 Detail

Current Description

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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Hyperlink Resource
http://blog.fortify.com/blog/2011/02/08/Double-Trouble
http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2011/02/security_alert_for_cve-2010-44.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053926.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053934.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00010.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129899347607632&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129960314701922&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130270785502599&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497132406206&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497185606818&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130514352726432&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131041767210772&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ94423
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM31983
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21468358
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2161
http://www.exploringbinary.com/java-hangs-when-converting-2-2250738585072012e-308/
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS11-003/index.html
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029497
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029498
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:054
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2010-4476-305811.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0210.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0211.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0212.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0213.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0214.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0282.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0333.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0334.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025062
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0365 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0377 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0379 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0422 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0434 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0605 Vendor Advisory 
http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02720715&admit=109447627+1298159618320+28353475
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12662
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12745
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

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4476
NVD Published Date:
02/17/2011
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018
Source:
Oracle