What is CVE-2005-3660?

CVE-2005-3660 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2005-3660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3660?

CVE-2005-3660 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3660?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3660. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-3660 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-3660

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-12-22

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-3660 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18205
Securityreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/291
Securitytracker
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015402
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16041
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3076
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23835
Kernel patch commit
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-3660

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-12-22

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3660?

CVE-2005-3660 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2005-3660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3660?

CVE-2005-3660 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3660?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3660. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-3660 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-3660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.