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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4334 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1265-1 system-config-printer vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:18.351Z

Reserved: 2011-11-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-4405

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-11-29T17:55:02.387

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-4405

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-11-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4405 - Bugzilla

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