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Robocode Arbitrary Java Code Execution Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28080
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Release Date:
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2007-12-13
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Last Update:
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2007-12-18
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Popularity:
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4,582 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Robocode 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6382
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Description:
A security issue has been reported in Robocode, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The security issue is caused due to an error in the execution of robot methods and can be exploited by a specially crafted robot to execute arbitrary Java code via the "SwingUtilities.invokeLater()" method.
The security issue is reported in versions prior to 1.5.1.
Solution:
Update to version 1.5.1.
http://robocode.sourceforge.net/download
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits John Cleland.
Changelog:
2007-12-18: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=561214
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