CVE-2011-0638

Published Jan 25, 2011

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

Description: Microsoft Windows does not properly 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.9
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-16

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "2CF61F35-5905-4BA9-AD7E-7DB261D2F256"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References