| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2011-0640 (CCN-65497) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2011-01-18 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2011-01-18 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2022-06-03 | ||||||||
| Summary: | 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. | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) 5.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-noinfo | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Other | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2011-0640 Source: CCN Type: Linux Kernel Archives Web site Linux Kernel Archives Source: MISC Type: Broken Link http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html Source: CCN Type: Black Hat Web site Exploiting Smart-Phone USB Connectivity For Fun And Profit Source: MISC Type: Not Applicable http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou Source: CCN Type: Angelos Stavrou Web page Publication List, Angelos Stavrou Source: MISC Type: Broken Link http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html Source: CCN Type: OSVDB ID: 70691 Linux udev USB Human Interface Device Functionality Warning Weakness Arbitrary Program Execution Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN linux-hid-weak-security(65497) | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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