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CVE-2005-3784

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.45%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-11-23 · 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-2005-3784
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.45%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.