Vulnerability Details CVE-2011-0640
The default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a smartphone that the user connected to the computer.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 44.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou
- http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou
- http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html
Products affected by CVE-2011-0640
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cpe:2.3:a:udev_project:udev:-