CVE-2010-4476

SUN Jre < 1.6.0 - Denial of Service

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Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2010-4476. PoCs published by Konstantin Preisser, grzegorzblaszczyk.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Oracle Java by causing the compiler or runtime to hang when processing a specific floating-point value. The PoC includes two Java programs: one that hangs during execution and another that hangs during compilation.

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Konstantin Preisser · textdosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35304

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Oracle Java by causing the compiler or runtime to hang when processing a specific floating-point value. The PoC includes two Java programs: one that hangs during execution and another that hangs during compilation.

Classification

Working Poc 100%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Oracle Java (compiler and Runtime Environment)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Java Runtime Environment or Java Development Kit installed

MITRE ATT&CK

T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars

by grzegorzblaszczyk · poc

https://github.com/grzegorzblaszczyk/CVE-2010-4476-check

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This PoC demonstrates CVE-2010-4476, a Java vulnerability where parsing certain floating-point values causes a denial-of-service (DoS) due to excessive CPU/memory consumption. The code triggers the issue by creating a Float object with a specific malformed value.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK versions prior to the fix

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Java environment vulnerable to CVE-2010-4476

MITRE ATT&CK

T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (68)

Core 68

Core References

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43295

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025062

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS11-003/index.html

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43280

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0210.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14328

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053926.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053934.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00010.html

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02720715&admit=109447627+1298159618320+28353475

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129899347607632&w=2

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0214.html

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM31983

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/45555

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ94423

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43400

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129960314701922&w=2

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130514352726432&w=2

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43378

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/45022

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0333.html

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0422

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12662

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131041767210772&w=2

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0434

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14589

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0213.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://www.exploringbinary.com/java-hangs-when-converting-2-2250738585072012e-308/

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0377

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/44954

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497132406206&w=2

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0365

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2011/02/security_alert_for_cve-2010-44.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12745

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0334.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0282.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21468358

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43048

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2161

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0379

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43304

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0211.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/49198

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43659

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2010-4476-305811.html

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029498

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00004.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19493

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/43333

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0212.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130270785502599&w=2

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0605

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://blog.fortify.com/blog/2011/02/08/Double-Trouble

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497185606818&w=2

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029497

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:054

Scores

EPSS 0.3987

EPSS Percentile 97.4%

Details

Status published

Products (3)

org.apache.tomcat/tomcat 7.0.0 - 7.0.7Maven

sun/jdk 1.6.0 (22 CPE variants)

sun/jdk 1.5.0 (27 CPE variants)

Published Feb 17, 2011

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026