CVE-2007-0159
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 ..
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.09% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- geoip/geoip
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patchPatch
- http://osvdb.org/31618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23906
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21959
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-412-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0117
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0118
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31383
- http://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patchPatch
- http://osvdb.org/31618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23906
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21959
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-412-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0117
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0118
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31383
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.