CVE-2005-3783 in Kernel

Summary

The ptrace functionality (ptrace.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14.2, using CLONE_THREAD, does not use the thread group ID to check whether it is attaching to itself, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

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• Reservation: 11/23/2005
• Disclosure: 11/23/2005
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-27058 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-404 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.2
• EPSS: 0.00064
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3783
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3783
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2005-3783/