Robocode vulnerabilities
Published: Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:59
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Robocode.
Details
It was discovered that Robocode could be tricked into making network requests to attacker-controlled systems. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause external service interaction, resulting in information disclosure. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-10648) Lim Sim Yee discovered that Robocode did not properly validate file paths in the CacheCleaner component. An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete arbitrary files. (CVE-2025-14306) Lim Sim Yee discovered that Robocode did not securely create temporary files in the AutoExtract component. An attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate temporary files, resulting in arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2025-14307) Lim Sim Yee discovered that Robocode did not properly validate data lengths in the Buffer class. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger an integer overflow, resulting in arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2025-14308)
Recommended actions per Ubuntu release
StackPatch playbook auto-generated per release codename and per affected package.
Ubuntu bionic
robocode→1.9.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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robocode→1.9.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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Ubuntu focal
robocode→1.9.3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
robocode→1.9.3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
Ubuntu jammy
robocode→1.9.3.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
robocode→1.9.3.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.9-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
Ubuntu noble
robocode→1.9.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
robocode→1.9.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
Ubuntu resolute
robocode→1.9.3.9-4ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.9-4ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.9-4ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
robocode→1.9.3.9-4ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.3.9-4ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.3.9-4ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
Ubuntu xenial
robocode→1.9.2.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.2.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.2.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
robocode→1.9.2.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esmFixed at 1.9.2.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
sudo pro attach <token> sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y robocode=1.9.2.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
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