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 .. (dot dot) in the database filename, which is returned by a request to app/update_getfilename.

🔗 References (20)

• cve@mitrehttp://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patch
• cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/31618
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23880
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23906
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21959
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-412-1
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0117
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0118
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31383
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patch
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/31618
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23880
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23906
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004