CVE-2011-4405
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 29, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 7, 2011
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 46909third-party-advisory
- 50721vdb-entry
- systemconfigprinter-packages-mitm(71394)vdb-entry
- 77214vdb-entry
- USN-1265-1vendor-advisory
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