CVE-2010-4476

N/A Unknown
Published: February 17, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.fortify.com/blog/2011/02/08/Double-Trouble
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2011/02/security_alert_for_cve-2010-44.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053926.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053934.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00004.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00010.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129899347607632&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129960314701922&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130270785502599&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497132406206&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497185606818&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130514352726432&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131041767210772&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43048
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43280
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43295
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43304
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43333
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43378
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43400
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43659
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44954
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/45555
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49198
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ94423
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM31983
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21468358
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2161
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.exploringbinary.com/java-hangs-when-converting-2-2250738585072012e-308/
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS11-003/index.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029497
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029498
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:054
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2010-4476-305811.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0210.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0211.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0212.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0213.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0214.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0282.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0333.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0334.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025062
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0365
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0377
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0379
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0422
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0434
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0605
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02720715&admit=109447627+1298159618320+28353475
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12662
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12745
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14328
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14589
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19493
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
http://blog.fortify.com/blog/2011/02/08/Double-Trouble
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2011/02/security_alert_for_cve-2010-44.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053926.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053934.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129899347607632&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129960314701922&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130270785502599&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497132406206&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497185606818&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130514352726432&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131041767210772&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43280
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43295
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43333
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43400
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43659
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44954
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/45555
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ94423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM31983
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21468358
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.exploringbinary.com/java-hangs-when-converting-2-2250738585072012e-308/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS11-003/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029498
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2010-4476-305811.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0210.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0211.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0212.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0213.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0214.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0282.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0333.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0334.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0365
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0422
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02720715&admit=109447627+1298159618320+28353475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12662
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12745
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14328
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14589
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19493
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

136 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
23.5%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sun