CVE-2005-3784

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 23, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2005-3784: Medium severity, CVSS 4.9 | Vulnix