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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-10:01
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Severity: Low
Title: Gallery: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
Date: November 06, 2004
Bugs: #69904
ID: 200411-10:01
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Synopsis
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Gallery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
Background
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Gallery is a web application written in PHP which is used to organize
and publish photo albums. It allows multiple users to build and
maintain their own albums. It also supports the mirroring of images on
other servers.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/gallery < 1.4.4_p4 >= 1.4.4_p4
Description
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Jim Paris has discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in
Gallery.
Impact
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By sending a carefully crafted URL, an attacker can inject and execute
script code in the victim's browser window, and potentially compromise
the users gallery.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Gallery users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/gallery-1.4.4_p4"
References
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[ 1 ] Gallery Announcement
http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=142&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-10.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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