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.
References
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html | Broken Link |
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou | Not Applicable |
http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html | Broken Link |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2022-10-03T16:15:20
Updated: 2022-10-03T16:15:20
Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-0640
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2011-01-25T01:00:03.253
Modified: 2022-06-03T15:06:14.783
Link: CVE-2011-0640
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE