VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-4405

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-11-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references