CVE-2007-0159
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
ProductGeoip
PublishedJan 10, 2007
First seenJan 10, 2007
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| geoip geoip | 1.4.0 | — |
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