CVE-2015-3036

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-05-21 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3036 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 70.08%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-3036

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
38566 exploit_db edb 2015-10-29 Exploit-DB ↗
38454 exploit_db edb 2015-10-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3036

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-01 75.34% 70.08% -5.26%
2 2025-10-21 75.00% 75.34% +0.35%
3 2025-10-12 75.00%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3036

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3036

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3036

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kcodes netusb cpe:2.3:a:kcodes:netusb:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3036

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