CVE-2005-3660
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 22, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 18, 2005
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 291third-party-advisory
- 16041vdb-entry
- 20051222 Linux Kernel Socket Buffer Memory Exhaustion DoS Vulnerabilitythird-party-advisory
- ADV-2005-3076vdb-entry
- 1015402vdb-entry
- kernel-socket-dos(23835)vdb-entry
- 18205third-party-advisory
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