What is CVE-2005-3784?

CVE-2005-3784 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2005-3784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3784?

CVE-2005-3784 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-2005-3784?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-3784 patch availability.

Is CVE-2005-3784 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-3784

Medium

The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-11-23

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2005-3784 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

21 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510

Vendor Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-3784

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-11-23

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3784?

CVE-2005-3784 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2005-3784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3784?

CVE-2005-3784 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-2005-3784?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-3784 patch availability.
Is CVE-2005-3784 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2005-3784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.