CVE-2005-2672
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-08-23 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 22:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-08-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b4fb0aa46062c8d2c348bbc4f24ca9f75a7b5d20e696a12aad1d1b38560fc816
05 Affected products
06 References
- secure.netroedge.comhttp://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/cvs/lm_sensors2/CHANGES
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=324193
- securitytracker.com1015180http://securitytracker.com/id?1015180
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-172-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/172-1/
- secunia.com17535http://secunia.com/advisories/17535
- secunia.com16501http://secunia.com/advisories/16501
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:825http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-825.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9993https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9993
- www.securityfocus.com14624http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14624
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:149http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:149
- secunia.com17499http://secunia.com/advisories/17499
- www.vupen.comADV-2005-1492http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1492
- www.debian.orgDSA-814http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-814
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- lm-sensors Fixed in 1:2.9.1-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- lm-sensors Fixed in 1:2.9.1-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- lm-sensors Fixed in 1:2.9.1-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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