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HP-UX Running Java Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code Disclosure of Information and Other Vulnerabilities

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12662

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.