Is CVE-2007-0159 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-0159 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-0159?

CVE-2007-0159 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-0159?

CVE-2007-0159 has an EPSS score of 2.02% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0159?

Upgrade geoip on debian 11 to 1.3.17-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-0159

MEDIUMEPSS 79th pctl

6.4

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

geoipDebian

Fixed in:1.3.17-1.1CVE-2007-0159

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

arctic.org

Other references9

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.