Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | system-config-printer vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1265-1 | First vendor Publication | 2011-11-17 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2011-11-17 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 Summary: An attacker could trick system-config-printer into installing altered packages and repositories. Software Description: - system-config-printer: Python modules for printer configuration with CUPS Details: Marc Deslauriers discovered that system-config-printer's cupshelpers scripts used by the Ubuntu automatic printer driver download service queried the OpenPrinting database using an insecure connection. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to install altered packages and repositories. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: Ubuntu 11.04: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15258 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15258 | ||
| Title: | USN-1265-1 -- system-config-printer vulnerability | ||
| Description: | system-config-printer: Python modules for printer configuration with CUPS An attacker could trick system-config-printer into installing altered packages and repositories. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1265-1 CVE-2011-4405 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.10 | Product(s): | system-config-printer |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Os | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-11-18 | Name : Ubuntu Update for system-config-printer USN-1265-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1265_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 77214 | system-config-printer cupshelper OpenPrinting Database Query MitM Package Ins... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2011-89.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_python-cupshelpers-111208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_python-cupshelpers-120103.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_python-cupshelpers-111208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_python-cupshelpers-120103.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-01-16 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_system-config-printer-120104.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-11-18 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1265-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:59:16 |
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