| CVE-2005-3784 | Date: (C)2005-11-23 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 4.9 |
| Exploit Score: 3.9 |
| Impact Score: 6.9 |
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| CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Access Complexity: LOW |
| Authentication: NONE |
| Confidentiality: NONE |
| Integrity: NONE |
| Availability: COMPLETE |
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