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CVE-2005-3848

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-3848 describes a memory leak in the icmp_push_reply function of Linux kernel versions 2.6 prior to 2.6.12.6 and 2.6.13. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending numerous crafted packets that cause the ip_append_data function to fail, leading to memory exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, resulting in a complete denial of service. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0536 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-3848Important

security flaw

Aug 18, 2005

References

lists.suse.de / archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
marc.info
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/18203
secunia.com / advisories/18510
secunia.com / advisories/18562
secunia.com / advisories/19038
secunia.com / advisories/19369
secunia.com / advisories/19374
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11346
usn.ubuntu.com / 231-1
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1017
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1018
kernel.org / git
kernel.org / git
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
securityfocus.com / bid/16044