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system-config-printer — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-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 database, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack that modifies packages or repositories.

Products
system-config-printer
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.3.7-1
CVEs
CVE-2011-4405
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4405

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Nov 2011, 17:55 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4405

system-config-printer

Fixed versions: 1.3.7-1

system-config-printer

Fixed versions: 1.3.7-1

system-config-printer

Fixed versions: 1.3.7-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4405",
  "method": "structured",
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    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4405",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:49.497352364Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4405"
      ]
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 419144,
  "published_at": "2011-11-29T17:55:02.387+00:00"
}