Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3660
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/291 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16041 (vdb-entry)
- www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3076 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23835 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18205 (third-party-advisory)