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Robocode AWT Event Queue Security Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30043
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Release Date:
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2008-05-02
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Last Update:
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2008-05-08
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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-2008-2078 (Secunia mirror)
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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 the robot being able to access the internals of the Robocode game via the AWT Event Queue.
The security issue is reported in versions prior to 1.6.0.
Solution:
Update to version 1.6.0.
http://robocode.sourceforge.net/download
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-05-08: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=596393
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. Robocode Arbitrary Java Code Execution Security Issue
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