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.
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EUVD-2005-3657 | 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. |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T23:17:23.410Z
Reserved: 2005-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-3660
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NVD
Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-12-22T23:03:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-3660
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