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
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2011-11-29 09:55
Updated : 2017-08-28 18:30
NVD link : CVE-2011-4405
Mitre link : CVE-2011-4405
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
Products Affected
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