CVE-2005-2672

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-08-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

pwmconfig in LM_sensors before 2.9.1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the fancontrol temporary file.

Affected products

Lm Sensors: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2 (+34)

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=324193
http://secunia.com/advisories/16501
http://secunia.com/advisories/17499
http://secunia.com/advisories/17535
http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/cvs/lm_sensors2/CHANGES
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015180
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-814
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:149
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-825.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14624
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1492
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9993

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