Security Advisory

CVE-2011-0639

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2011-01-25 00:00:00
Last updated 2024-09-16 20:21:18
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

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.