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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• 291 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 16041 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20051222 Linux Kernel Socket Buffer Memory Exhaustion DoS Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• ADV-2005-3076 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1015402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• kernel-socket-dos(23835) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 18205 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2005-3660](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2005-3660.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2005-3660)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 23:17 UTC.