Buffer overflow in Smcfancontrol

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 a long -k option.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2009-02-24 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Smcfancontrol — versions 2.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/32252 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46551 (vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7088 (exploit)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3126 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
blog.xwings.net/ (Exploit)
osvdb.org/49796 (vdb-entry)
www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049 (Patch)
secunia.com/advisories/32679 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)