CVE-2008-2078 Other in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2078 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-2078 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2078/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2078/index.md)
Remote attackers can access game internals via AWT Event Queue vectors, requiring user assistance to exploit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-2078?
CVE-2008-2078 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Robocode before 1.6.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to "access the internals of the Robocode game" via unspecified vectors related to the AWT Event Queue.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Robocode Robocode.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2078?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-2078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-14306 Directory Traversal in Robocode's CacheCleaner Component
- CVE-2025-14308 Integer Overflow in Robocode's Buffer Write Method
- CVE-2019-10648 Improper Input Validation in net.sf.robocode:robocode.host allows for external service interaction
- CVE-2025-14307 Insecure Temporary File Creation in Robocode's AutoExtract Component
- CVE-2007-6382 Robocode Arbitrary Code Execution
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2078, GHSA-53jq-rpwm-86mr.