Directory traversal vulnerability in the GeoIP_update_database_general function in libGeoIP/GeoIPUpdate.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31383
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21959
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0118
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23906
- http://arctic.org/~dean/patches/GeoIP-1.4.0-update-vulnerability.patch
- http://osvdb.org/31618
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-412-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004
Affected Vendor
geoip
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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