CVE-2008-6252: Smcfancontrol

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: version 2.1.2 only

Published 2009-02-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.