Apache Tomcat affected by infinite loop in Double.parseDouble method in Java Runtime Environment
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.
Apache Tomcat introduced workarounds to avoid being affected by this issue in versions 7.0.7, 6.0.32, and 5.5.33.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.32, >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.33 | 7.0.7, 6.0.32, 5.5.33 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4476
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/407841c426dc52a4c6b8ccd297df6c484a540056
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/69ef147c4498397e8f644a0699cf588b45a05120
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/b0c1eeaa0d303bcb42651b222037e079d0634c01
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12662
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12745
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14328
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14589
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19493
- https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1066244
- https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1066315
- https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1066318
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://blog.fortify.com/blog/2011/02/08/Double-Trouble
- http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2011/02/security_alert_for_cve-2010-44.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053926.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053934.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00010.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129899347607632&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129960314701922&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130168502603566&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130270785502599&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497132406206&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497185606818&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130514352726432&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131041767210772&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132215163318824&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ94423
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM31983
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gvgc-rxmh-5hvw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 162
- First → latest
- 12.2018 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 20
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- Critical 8
- High 40
- Medium 102
- Low 12
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 5
- 2022: 125
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 4
- 2026: 19
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