CVE-2015-3036
Stack-based buffer overflow in the run_init_sbus function in the KCodes NetUSB module for the Linux kernel, as used in certain NETGEAR products, TP-LINK products, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the run_init_sbus function in the KCodes NetUSB module for the Linux kernel, as used in certain NETGEAR products, TP-LINK products, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long computer name in a session on TCP port 20005.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 27.73% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 14 October 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- kcodes/netusb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 27.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2015/05/kcodes-netusb-how-small-taiwanese.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131987/KCodes-NetUSB-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133919/NetUSB-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/74
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/50
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177092Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74724
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032377
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38454/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38566/
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150519-0_KCodes_NetUSB_Kernel_Stack_Buffer_Overflow_v10.txt
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2015/05/kcodes-netusb-how-small-taiwanese.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131987/KCodes-NetUSB-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133919/NetUSB-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/74
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/50
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177092Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74724
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032377
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38454/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38566/
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150519-0_KCodes_NetUSB_Kernel_Stack_Buffer_Overflow_v10.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.