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geonames

Artifact:
latest
Top 10k
Geonames data parser into Shapefile/KML
License: unknown
Published: over 10 years ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

Popularity

3.39M
Total Downloads
1
Contributor
0
Declared Dependencies
0
Dependents

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Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community. it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of using components that are rarely used to build applications lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PyPI community

No prevalence information at this time

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in PyPI community

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Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
63 packages
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578 packages
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Top 1k
4140 packages
found in
Top 10k
224170 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
57 packages
found in
Top 100
451 packages
found in
Top 1k
3017 packages
found in
Top 10k
156126 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
57 packages
found in
Top 100
465 packages
found in
Top 1k
3331 packages
found in
Top 10k
169107 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
100 packages
found in
Top 100
843 packages
found in
Top 1k
7075 packages
found in
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339347 packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for geonames

What is geonames?

Geonames data parser into Shapefile/KML. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is geonames malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package geonames was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. No risks were detected, therefore, this version of the package is currently considered as safe to use.

Is geonames popular?

The Python package geonames ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 3M recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure geonames once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how geonames behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a geonames version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

Did you know...

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