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CVE-2005-3858

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-11-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2005-3858
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.29%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Memory leak in the ip6_input_finish function in ip6_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier might allow attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed IPv6 packets with unspecified parameter problems, which prevents the SKB from being freed.