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CVE-2007-0159

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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.

Date published : 2007-01-09

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21959

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:004

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