CVE-2011-0638 | BDVDB-2026-44845 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12566
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou
http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12011-01-25Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.