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Unscored CVE-2011-0639 EUVD-2011-0657GHSA-x93q-rpmp-2jg3

Apple Mac OS X does not properly warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows…

Published Jan 25, 2011 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

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