TI-2007-00154 Aliases CVE-2007-0159 GHSA-v7f8-fhgj-hh3q

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GeoIP_update_database_general function in…

LOW 33Published 2007-01-10 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02105 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:geoip:geoip:1.4.0:::::::*	1.4.0	Vulnerable	Geoip

cpe:2.3:a:geoip:geoip:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Geoip

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0159
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7f8-fhgj-hh3q

References

Patch 1

http://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patch

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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