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CVE-2008-3521 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=163282&action=view CVEExploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222819 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3521 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34391 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45622 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
jasper project jasper
1.900.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3521
NVD Published Date:
Oct 2, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-3521 Details - Not Deferred