# 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

- Also known as: GHSA-GVGC-RXMH-5HVW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 7.0.7, 6.0.32, 5.5.33
- Published: 2011-02-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.7
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.0.32
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.5.33

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.7, 6.0.32, 5.5.33) per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/43295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025062
- http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS11-003/index.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43280
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0210.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14328
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
- 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/2011-07/msg00010.html
- http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02720715&admit=109447627+1298159618320+28353475
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129899347607632&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0214.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM31983
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45555
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ94423
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43400
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129960314701922&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130514352726432&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43378
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45022
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0333.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35304
- https://github.com/grzegorzblaszczyk/CVE-2010-4476-check

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