{"cve":"CVE-2005-3784","nvd":{"published":"2005-11-23T21:03:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:17:37.223","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/17786","http://secunia.com/advisories/17787","http://secunia.com/advisories/17917","http://secunia.com/advisories/17918","http://secunia.com/advisories/18203"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:40:09.211843075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-3784","score":0.00448,"percentile":0.38983,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}