CVE

Id
14864  
CVE No.
CVE-2005-3660  
Status
Candidate  
Description
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20051118)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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