CVE-2011-0640

Published Jan 25, 2011

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

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.
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: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:udev_project:udev:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "A409AD3E-4241-489A-8606-68C2EE5DB3B9"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References