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CVE-2011-0640

Published: Jan 25, 2011 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.6 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0640
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
UdevUdev_project- (including)- (including)
UdevUbuntudapper*
UdevUbuntuhardy*
UdevUbuntukarmic*
UdevUbuntulucid*
UdevUbuntumaverick*
UdevUbuntunatty*
UdevUbuntuoneiric*
UdevUbuntuprecise*
UdevUbuntuprecise/esm*
UdevUbuntuquantal*
UdevUbunturaring*

References

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