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CVE-2011-4405 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/77214	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/46909	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71394	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50721	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1	CVE
http://osvdb.org/77214	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46909	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71394	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50721	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
canonical ubuntu linux	11.04 11.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 30, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]