CVE-2011-4405 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 data...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 3.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/system-config-printer(Debian:12) | < 1.3.7-1 | 1.3.7-1 |
| debian/system-config-printer(Debian:13) | < 1.3.7-1 | 1.3.7-1 |
| debian/system-config-printer(Debian:14) | < 1.3.7-1 | 1.3.7-1 |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 11.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 11.10 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-4405 vendor-advisory
- 77214 vdb-entry
- 46909 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 50721 vdb-entry
- USN-1265-1 vendor-advisory
- systemconfigprinter-packages-mitm(71394) vdb-entry
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking