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,...
- Published
- Feb 17, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- oracle
- Evidence observed
- Feb 1, 2011
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 97.8%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
- CVE-2010-4476-checkDetection
Lightweight Java-based checker for CVE-2010-4476 (Oracle Java Web Start vulnerability). Compiles and runs to verify system exposure.
Konstantin Preisser · multiple · Feb 1, 2011
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