CVE-2008-3521
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
02/10/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Race condition in the jas_stream_tmpfile function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in JasPer 1.900.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (program exit) by creating the appropriate tmp.XXXXXXXXXX temporary file, which causes Jasper to exit. NOTE: this was originally reported as a symlink issue, but this was incorrect. NOTE: some vendors dispute the severity of this issue, but it satisfies CVE's requirements for inclusion.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=163282&action=view
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222819
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34391
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A142
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31470
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-742-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3521
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45622
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=163282&action=view
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222819
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34391
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A142
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31470
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-742-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3521
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45622