{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2005-12-22T23:03:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2005-3660",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/18205"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3076"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/291"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015402"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16041"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23835"
    }
  ]
}