Debian Security Advisory DSA 2161-1 (openjdk-6)

The remote host is missing an update to openjdk-6 announced via advisory DSA 2161-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb21611.nasl 6613 2017-07-07 12:08:40Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2161-1 openjdk-6 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2011 E-Soft Inc...

Debian DSA-2161-1 : openjdk-6 - denial of service

It was discovered that the floating point parser in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Java platform, can enter an infinite loop when processing certain input strings. Such input strings represent valid numbers and can be contained in data supplied by an attacker over the network, leading to a...