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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-0163 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-412-1 GeoIP vulnerability
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:12:16.449Z

Reserved: 2007-01-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-0159

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-01-10T00:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-0159

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