CVE-2005-3660

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and panic) by creating a large number of connected file descriptors or socketpairs and setting a large data transfer buffer, then preventing Linux from being able to finish the transfer by causing the process to become a zombie, or closing the file descriptor without closing an associated reference.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.4.0, 2.4.0-test1, 2.4.0-test10, 2.4.0-test11, 2.4.0-test12, 2.4.0-test2 (+208)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/18205
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/291
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015402
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16041
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3076
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23835
http://secunia.com/advisories/18205
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/291
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015402
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16041

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