VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3521
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-02
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')