Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202009-7
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2020-09-14
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-11986
Package : netbeans
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1221

Summary
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The package netbeans before version 12.0_u1-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 12.0_u1-1.

# pacman -Syu "netbeans>=12.0_u1-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 12.0_u1.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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Opening a Gradle project with Apache NetBeans <= 12.0 executes a
foreign script immediately.

Impact
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An attacker can trick the user to run code with a malicious gradle
project.

References
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/07/2
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-11986