CVE-2008-3521
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (40th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3507)
- Published
- October 2, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3507 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- jasper project / jasper
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=163282&action=view(Exploit)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222819
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34391
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:142
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:164
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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