What is CVE-2011-0638?

CVE-2011-0638 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-16. Published 2011-01-25.

Is CVE-2011-0638 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2011-0638

Microsoft Windows does not properly 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.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-16

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0638?: CVE-2011-0638 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-16. Published 2011-01-25.
Is CVE-2011-0638 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.