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CVE-2011-0640
Published: Jan 25, 2011
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html
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http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html
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