system-config-printer: possible MITM due to use of insecure connections
Published Nov 29, 2011
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.45%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 11.04
- 11.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
system-config-printer
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
system-config-printer
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | system-config-printer | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | system-config-printer | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of system-config-printer as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6 as they did not include support for installing driver packages from the OpenPrinting database, only PPDs (with user consent).
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.45% (0.03449) | 88.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03493) | 87.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01967) | 81.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.41% (0.08413) | 86.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02196) | 83.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.20% (0.03202) | 91.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.50% (0.03495) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/77214 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46909 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50721 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4405 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758374 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71394 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4405
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4405
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/77214 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46909 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50721 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4405 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758374 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71394 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4405 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4405 |
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