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Scientific Linux CVE-2010-4476: Moderate Java 1.6.0 OpenJDK DoS Risk

Calendar Feb 15, 2011 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate update DoS java-1.6.0-openjdk Scientific Linux
Moderate: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update 
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:24:01 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: java-1.6.0-openjdk on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update
Issue date:	2011-02-10
CVE Names:	CVE-2010-4476

A denial of service flaw was found in the way certain strings were
converted to Double objects. A remote attacker could use this flaw to
cause Java-based applications to hang, for instance if they parse Double
values in a specially-crafted HTTP request. (CVE-2010-4476)

All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for the update
to take effect.

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.src.rpm
 i386:
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.18.b17.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson