CVE - CVE-2011-4405

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-4405	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:50721 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50721 OSVDB:77214 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/77214~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:46909 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/46909 UBUNTU:USN-1265-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1 XF:systemconfigprinter-packages-mitm(71394) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71394
Assigning CNA
Canonical Ltd.
Date Record Created
20111107	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111107)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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