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CVE-2008-6252
Stack-based buffer overflow in the smc program in smcFanControl 2.1.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via…
High7.2EPSS 1.3%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the smc program in smcFanControl 2.1.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a long -k option.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 32252 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- smcfancontrol-main-bo(46551) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 7088 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3126 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://blog.xwings.net/?p=127 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 49796 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32679 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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