CVE-2005-3660
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3660
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2005-3660.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2005-3660
- Downstream
- Published
- 2005-12-22T23:03:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:38:14.739424Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- 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