Vulnerability in Udev Project
CVE-2011-0640
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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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html (Broken Link)
- www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html (Not Applicable)
- www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0640?
- CVE-2011-0640 is a vulnerability in Udev Project. Published 2011-01-25.
- Is CVE-2011-0640 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.