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CVE-2008-6252

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-02-24 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Smcfancontrol: 2.1.2

References

• http://blog.xwings.net/?p=127
• http://osvdb.org/49796
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32679
• http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32252
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3126
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46551
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7088
• http://blog.xwings.net/?p=127
• http://osvdb.org/49796
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32679
• http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049

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