CVE-2020-15137
Integer overflow in HoRNDIS
All versions of HoRNDIS are affected by an integer overflow in the RNDIS packet parsing routines. A malicious USB device can trigger disclosure of unrelated kernel memory to userspace applications on the host, or can cause the kernel to crash. Kernel memory disclosure is especially likely on 32-bit kernels; 64-bit kernels are more likely to crash on attempted exploitation. It is not believed that kernel memory corruption is possible, or that unattended kernel memory disclosure without the collaboration of a userspace program running on the host is possible. The vulnerability is in HoRNDIS::receivePacket. msg_len, data_ofs, and data_len can be controlled by an attached USB device, and a negative value of data_ofs can bypass the check for (data_ofs + data_len + 8) > msg_len, and subsequently can cause a wild pointer copy in the mbuf_copyback call. The software is not maintained and no patches are planned. Users of multi-tenant systems with HoRNDIS installed should only connect trusted USB devices to their system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.5
Integer overflow in HoRNDIS
All versions of HoRNDIS are affected by an integer overflow in the RNDIS packet parsing routines. A malicious USB device can trigger disclosure of unrelated kernel memory to userspace applications on the host, or can cause the kernel to crash. Kernel memory disclosure is especially likely on 32-bit kernels; 64-bit kernels are more likely to crash on attempted exploitation. It is not believed that kernel memory corruption is possible, or that unattended kernel memory disclosure without the collaboration of a userspace program running on the host is possible. The vulnerability is in HoRNDIS::receivePacket. msg_len, data_ofs, and data_len can be controlled by an attached USB device, and a negative value of data_ofs can bypass the check for (data_ofs + data_len + 8) > msg_len, and subsequently can cause a wild pointer copy in the mbuf_copyback call. The software is not maintained and no patches are planned. Users of multi-tenant systems with HoRNDIS installed should only connect trusted USB devices to their system.
- Record
CVE-2020-15137- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7228
5.5
All versions of HoRNDIS are affected by an integer overflow in the RNDIS packet parsing routines. A malicious USB device can trigger disclosure of unrelated kernel memory to userspace applications on the host, or can cause the kernel to crash. Kernel memory disclosure is especially likely on 32-bit kernels; 64-bit kernels are more likely to crash on attempted exploitation. It is not believed that kernel memory corruption is possible, or that unattended kernel memory disclosure without the collaboration of a userspace program running on the host is possible. The vulnerability is in HoRNDIS::receivePacket. msg_len, data_ofs, and data_len can be controlled by an attached USB device, and a negative value of data_ofs can bypass the check for (data_ofs + data_len + 8) > msg_len, and subsequently can cause a wild pointer copy in the mbuf_copyback call. The software is not maintained and no patches are planned. Users of multi-tenant systems with HoRNDIS installed should only connect trusted USB devices to their system.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7228- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
5.5
All versions of HoRNDIS are affected by an integer overflow in the RNDIS packet parsing routines. A malicious USB device can trigger disclosure of unrelated kernel memory to userspace applications on the host, or can cause the kernel to crash. Kernel memory disclosure is especially likely on 32-bit kernels; 64-bit kernels are more likely to crash on attempted exploitation. It is not believed that kernel memory corruption is possible, or that unattended kernel memory disclosure without the collaboration of a userspace program running on the host is possible. The vulnerability is in HoRNDIS::receivePacket. msg_len, data_ofs, and data_len can be controlled by an attached USB device, and a negative value of data_ofs can bypass the check for (data_ofs + data_len + 8) > msg_len, and subsequently can cause a wild pointer copy in the mbuf_copyback call. The software is not maintained and no patches are planned. Users of multi-tenant systems with HoRNDIS installed should only connect trusted USB devices to their system.
- Record
CVE-2020-15137- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-15137 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Horndis Project Horndis, published August 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.