{"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closing an associated reference.","modified":"2026-04-24T06:42:50.480928444Z","published":"2005-12-22T23:03:00Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:06:18.556865Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/18205"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3076"},{"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"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}