(HP Issues Fix for Tru64) Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Double Precision Conversion Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025495 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1025495
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-4476
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 6 2011
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): J2SE v 1.42-9 and earlier
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Java Runtime Environment (JRE). A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can trigger a flaw in the conversion of "2.2250738585072012e-308" to a double precision binary floating-point number to cause the target JRE engine to enter an infinite loop.
The following versions are affected:
JDK and JRE 6 Update 23 and prior
JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 27 and prior
SDK and JRE 1.4.2_29 and prior
Konstantin Preiber reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target service to hang.
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Solution:
HP has issued a fix for Tru64 UNIX.
Run the FPUpdater tool, available at:
http://h18012.www1.hp.com/java/alpha/fpupdater_index.html
The HP advisory is available at:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02826781
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Vendor URL: www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2010-4476-305811.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
UNIX (Tru64)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 04:16:33 +0000
Subject: HPSBTU02684 SSRT100390 rev.1 - HP Tru64 UNIX running Java, Remote Denial of Service (DoS)
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http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02826781
CVE-2010-4476
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