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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- lm sensors/lm sensors
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/172-1/
- 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
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/172-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.