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CVE-2010-4645
Published: Jan 11, 2011
Modified: Feb 13, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
strtod.c, as used in the zend_strtod function in PHP 5.2 before 5.2.17 and 5.3 before 5.3.5, and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain floating-point value in scientific notation, which is not properly handled in x87 FPU registers, as demonstrated using 2.2250738585072011e-308.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
ADV-2011-0077
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
45668
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
HPSBMU02752
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
42812
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
HPSBOV02763
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
RHSA-2011:0196
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
FEDORA-2011-0321
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
[oss-security] 20110105 Re: possible flaw in widely used strtod.c implementation
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2011:0195
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://bugs.php.net/53632
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2011-0198
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
SSA:2011-010-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
ADV-2011-0066
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
USN-1042-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
FEDORA-2011-0329
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
42843
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2011-0060
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
x_refsource_CONFIRM
php-zendstrtod-dos(64470)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
43189
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
43051
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20110105 possible flaw in widely used strtod.c implementation
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20110106 Re: possible flaw in widely used strtod.c implementation
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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