PT-2011-2517 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2011-01-25 · Updated 2011-04-28 · CVE-2011-0639

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 Apple Mac OS X (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a lack of proper warning to the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, potentially sent by malware on connected devices such as smartphones.

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-2011-0639

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0639 · Security Note
• http://blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-11/bh-dc-11-briefings.html#Stavrou · Note
• http://cs.gmu.edu/~astavrou/publications.html · Note
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20028919-245.html · Note