Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-6252

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/Smcfancontrol
cpe:2.3:a:smcfancontrol:smcfancontrol:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049nvdPatch
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3126nvdPatchVendor Advisory
blog.xwings.netnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32252nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/32679nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/49796nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46551nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7088nvd

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