CVE-2015-3036

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 27.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-05-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

Kcodes Netusb: all versions

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/177092
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

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