CVE-2005-3527 describes a race condition within the Linux kernel's coredump functionality (specifically in signal.c, do_coredump) affecting versions 2.6. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service by manipulating core dump generation and SIGSTOP signals across threads. With a CVSS score of 4.0 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it is considered of medium severity, requiring local access and high attack complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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