CVE-2005-3660

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    CVE-2005-3660

    Published: 22 Dec 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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