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CVE-2011-0640 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html CVEBroken Link
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou CVENot Applicable
http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html CVEBroken Link
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html [email protected]Broken Link
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou [email protected]Not Applicable

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
udev project udev
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:udev_project:udev:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-0640
NVD Published Date:
Jan 25, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-0640 Details - Not Deferred