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Unscored CVE-2011-0638 EUVD-2011-0656GHSA-x836-gjvx-j5rx

Microsoft Windows does not properly warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which all…

Published Jan 25, 2011 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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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.

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