PT-2011-2516 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2011-01-25 · Updated 2025-08-23 · CVE-2011-0638

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the improper handling of Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, allowing user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data. This can be achieved by sending keyboard and mouse data from malware on a connected device, such as a smartphone.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-16

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0638

Affected Products

Windows

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0638 · Security Note
• http://cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html · Note
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html · Note
• http://blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12566 · Note