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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoip | Geoip | 1.4.0 (including) | 1.4.0 (including) |
| Geoip | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Geoip | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Geoip | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Geoip | Ubuntu | feisty | * |