Horndis
CVE-2020-15137
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
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.
AnalysisAI
All versions of HoRNDIS are affected by an integer overflow in the RNDIS packet parsing routines. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. 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. Affected products include: Horndis Project Horndis.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.
Same weakness CWE-190 – Integer Overflow or Wraparound
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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