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…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 27.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Exploit-DB2 entries
- NetUSB - Kernel Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38566dos, hardwarepublished 29 Oct 2015Not verified
- Linux/MIPS Kernel 2.6.36 - 'NetUSB' Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38454remote, multiplepublished 14 Oct 2015Not verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 38454 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 38566 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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By mitre
- 43 days later
· 43 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 27.7% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- VU#177092 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2015/05/kcodes-netusb-how-small-taiwanese.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 38454 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 38566 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133919/NetUSB-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20151010 Exploit NetUSB CVE-2015-3036 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131987/KCodes-NetUSB-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150519-0_KCodes_NetUSB_Kernel_Stack_Buffer_Overflow_v10.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 74724 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1032377 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20150519 SEC Consult SA-20150519-0 :: Critical buffer overflow vulnerability in KCodes NetUSB (VU#177092, CVE-2015-3036) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-3117 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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