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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:25:14.883Z

Reserved: 2011-01-24T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-0640

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2011-01-25T01:00:03.253

Modified: 2022-06-03T15:06:14.783

Link: CVE-2011-0640

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0640 - Bugzilla