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CVE-2005-3660

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-12-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-3660
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.40%
Linux

Original NVD 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.