CVE-2011-0639

Apple Mac OS X - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Program Execution via USB HID Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Apple Mac OS X 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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 22.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-16
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
Published Jan 25, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026