What is CVE-2005-3753?

CVE-2005-3753 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2005-3753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3753?

CVE-2005-3753 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3753?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3753. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-3753 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-3753

High

Linux kernel before after 2.6.12 and before 2.6.13.1 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (Oops) via certain IPSec packets that cause alignment problems in standard multi-block cipher processors. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue can be triggered by an attacker.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-11-22

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-3753 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5194

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-3753

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-11-22

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3753?

CVE-2005-3753 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2005-3753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3753?

CVE-2005-3753 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3753?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3753. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-3753 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-3753 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.