security flaw
Published Aug 23, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.7.0
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.8.7
- 2.8.8
- 2.9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
lm_sensors-0:2.8.7-2.40.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:825
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | lm_sensors-0:2.8.7-2.40.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:825 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 34.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 33.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=324193 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16501 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17499 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17535 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/cvs/lm_sensors2/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015180 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-814 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:149 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-825.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14624 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1492 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2672 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617739 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2672
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9993 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/172-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2672
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.