udev: Arbitrary code execution via crafted USB data, from smartphone connected to the system
Published Jan 25, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having no security impact. We do not plan to take any action regarding this flaw at this time. If additional information becomes available at a future date, we will revisit this issue and act accordingly.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 34.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou x_refsource_MISCNot Applicable
- http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0640 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672513 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0640
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0640
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou | x_refsource_MISCNot Applicable | |
| http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0640 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672513 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0640 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0640 |
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