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CVE-2015-3036

50
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-3036 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the KCodes NetUSB module, affecting various NETGEAR, TP-LINK, and other products utilizing this component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long computer name to TCP port 20005. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high level of awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kcodes:netusb:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
27.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-38566 · Oct 29, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2791 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.sec-consult.com / 2015/05/kcodes-netusb-how-small-taiwanese.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/131987/KCodes-NetUSB-Buffer-Overflow.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/133919/NetUSB-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/May/74
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/50
exploit-db.com / exploits/38454
exploit-db.com / exploits/38566
sec-consult.com / fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20150519-0_KCodes_NetUSB_Kernel_Stack_Buffer_Overflow_v10.txt
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/177092
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/74724
securitytracker.com / id/1032377