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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2011-0658 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T22:25:14.883Z
Reserved: 2011-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-0640
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-01-25T01:00:03.253
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-0640
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD