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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200402-04.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200402-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f1128e938d9c --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200402-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200402-04"> + <title>Gallery 1.4.1 and below remote exploit vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + The Gallery developers have discovered a potentially serious security flaw + in Gallery 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4 and 1.4.1 which can allow a + remote exploit of your webserver. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Gallery</product> + <announced>2004-02-11</announced> + <revised count="01">2004-02-11</revised> + <bug>39638</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apps/gallery" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.1_p1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.1_p1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Gallery is an open source image management system written in PHP. + More information is available at http://gallery.sourceforge.net + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Starting in the 1.3.1 release, Gallery includes code to simulate the behaviour + of the PHP 'register_globals' variable in environments where that setting + is disabled. It is simulated by extracting the values of the various + $HTTP_ global variables into the global namespace. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A crafted URL such as + http://example.com/gallery/init.php?HTTP_POST_VARS=xxx causes the + 'register_globals' simulation code to overwrite the $HTTP_POST_VARS which, + when it is extracted, will deliver the given payload. If the + payload compromises $GALLERY_BASEDIR then the malicious user can perform a + PHP injection exploit and gain remote access to the webserver with PHP + user UID access rights. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + The workaround for the vulnerability is to replace init.php and + setup/init.php with the files in the following ZIP file: + http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gallery/patch_1.4.1-to-1.4.1-pl1.zip?download + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users are encouraged to upgrade their gallery installation: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -p ">=www-apps/gallery-1.4.1_p1" + # emerge ">=www-apps/gallery-1.4.1_p1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + </references> +</glsa> |