CVE-2015-3036

critical

Published 2015-05-21 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-38566 dos hardware

Adrián Ruiz Bermudo · 2015-10-29

NetUSB - Kernel Stack Buffer Overflow

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-38454 remote multiple

blasty · 2015-10-14

Linux/MIPS Kernel 2.6.36 - 'NetUSB' Remote Code Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
kcodes	netusb	`-`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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