CVE-2007-0159

N/A Unknown
Published: January 10, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GeoIP_update_database_general function in libGeoIP/GeoIPUpdate.c in GeoIP 1.4.0 allows remote malicious update servers (possibly only update.maxmind.com) to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the database filename, which is returned by a request to app/update_getfilename.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://osvdb.org/31618
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23880
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23906
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21959
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-412-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0117
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0118
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31383
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://osvdb.org/31618
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23880
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23906
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21959
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-412-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0117
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31383
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.0%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

geoip