CVE-2010-4476 Affecting java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package, versions <1:1.6.0.24-1jpp.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.31% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-JAVA160SUNPLUGIN-1425794
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Feb 2011

Introduced: 1 Feb 2011

CVE-2010-4476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 java-1.6.0-sun-plugin to version 1:1.6.0.24-1jpp.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2011:0282.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package and not the java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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