CVE-2011-0640
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- udev project/udev
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#StavrouNot Applicable
- http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.htmlBroken Link
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#StavrouNot Applicable
- http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.htmlBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.