CVE-2011-4405 | BDVDB-2026-48304 Detail

Description#

The cupshelpers scripts in system-config-printer in Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10, as used by the automatic printer driver download service, uses an "insecure connection" for queries to the OpenPrinting database, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack that modifies packages or repositories.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://secunia.com/advisories/46909
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50721
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71394
http://osvdb.org/77214
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12011-11-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.