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CVE-2005-3660 Details
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.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-Other | Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | 2.4.0 2.4.0 test1 2.4.0 test10 2.4.0 test11 2.4.0 test12 2.4.0 test2 2.4.0 test3 2.4.0 test4 2.4.0 test5 2.4.0 test6 2.4.0 test7 2.4.0 test8 2.4.0 test9 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 2.4.6 2.4.7 2.4.8 2.4.9 2.4.10 2.4.11 2.4.12 2.4.13 2.4.14 2.4.15 2.4.16 2.4.17 2.4.18 2.4.18 pre1 2.4.18 pre2 2.4.18 pre3 2.4.18 pre4 2.4.18 pre5 2.4.18 pre6 2.4.18 pre7 2.4.18 pre8 2.4.19 2.4.19 pre1 2.4.19 pre2 2.4.19 pre3 2.4.19 pre4 2.4.19 pre5 2.4.19 pre6 2.4.20 2.4.21 2.4.21 pre1 2.4.21 pre4 2.4.21 pre7 2.4.22 2.4.23 2.4.23 pre9 2.4.23_ow2 2.4.24 2.4.24_ow1 2.4.25 2.4.26 2.4.27 2.4.27 pre1 2.4.27 pre2 2.4.27 pre3 2.4.27 pre4 2.4.27 pre5 2.4.28 2.4.29 2.4.29 rc1 2.4.29 rc2 2.4.30 2.4.30 rc2 2.4.30 rc3 2.4.31 2.4.31 pre1 2.4.32 pre1 2.4.32 pre2 2.5.0 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.5 2.5.6 2.5.7 2.5.8 2.5.9 2.5.10 2.5.11 2.5.12 2.5.13 2.5.14 2.5.15 2.5.16 2.5.17 2.5.18 2.5.19 2.5.20 2.5.21 2.5.22 2.5.23 2.5.24 2.5.25 2.5.26 2.5.27 2.5.28 2.5.29 2.5.30 2.5.31 2.5.32 2.5.33 2.5.34 2.5.35 2.5.36 2.5.37 2.5.38 2.5.39 2.5.40 2.5.41 2.5.42 2.5.43 2.5.44 2.5.45 2.5.46 2.5.47 2.5.48 2.5.49 2.5.50 2.5.51 2.5.52 2.5.53 2.5.54 2.5.55 2.5.56 2.5.57 2.5.58 2.5.59 2.5.60 2.5.61 2.5.62 2.5.63 2.5.64 2.5.65 2.5.66 2.5.67 2.5.68 2.5.69 2.6.0 2.6.0 test1 2.6.0 test10 2.6.0 test11 2.6.0 test2 2.6.0 test3 2.6.0 test4 2.6.0 test5 2.6.0 test6 2.6.0 test7 2.6.0 test8 2.6.0 test9 2.6.1 2.6.1 rc1 2.6.1 rc2 2.6.2 2.6.3 2.6.4 2.6.5 2.6.6 2.6.6 rc1 2.6.7 2.6.7 rc1 2.6.8 2.6.8 rc1 2.6.8 rc2 2.6.8 rc3 2.6.9 2.6.20 2.6.10 2.6.10 rc2 2.6.11 2.6.11 rc2 2.6.11 rc3 2.6.11 rc4 2.6.11.5 2.6.11.6 2.6.11.7 2.6.11.8 2.6.11.11 2.6.11.12 2.6.12 rc1 2.6.12 rc4 2.6.12 rc5 2.6.12.1 2.6.12.2 2.6.12.3 2.6.12.4 2.6.12.5 2.6.13 2.6.13 rc1 2.6.13 rc4 2.6.13 rc6 2.6.13 rc7 2.6.13.1 2.6.13.2 2.6.13.3 2.6.13.4 2.6.14 2.6.14 rc1 2.6.14 rc2 2.6.14 rc3 2.6.14 rc4 2.6.14.1 2.6.14.2 2.6.14.3 2.6.15 rc1 2.6.15 rc3 2.6_test9_cvs |
CPE
Remediation
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 16, 2026 | [email protected] | |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jul 11, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Dec 27, 2005 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |