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Debian DSA-1404-1 : gallery2 - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27843

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Nicklous Roberts discovered that the Reupload module of Gallery 2, a web-based photo management application, allowed unauthorized users to edit Gallery's data file.

The oldstable distribution (sarge) does not contain a gallery2 package. The previous gallery package is not affected by this vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade the gallery2 package.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.2-2.0.etch.1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1404

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27843

File Name: debian_DSA-1404.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/9/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gallery2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4650

CWE: 264

DSA: 1404