PT-2009-1726 · Hendrik Holtmann · Smcfancontrol

Kaijern Lau · Published 2009-02-24 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-6252

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: smcFanControl version 2.1.2

Description: A stack-based buffer overflow issue in the smc program allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by providing a long -k option.

Recommendations: For smcFanControl version 2.1.2, update to a version that fixes this issue to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6252

Affected Products

Smcfancontrol

References · 9

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32252 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7088 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://blog.xwings.net/?p=127 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32679 · Vendor Advisory
• http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6252 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3126 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46551 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/49796 · Note