Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3521
CVE-2008-3521
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.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
9- bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cginvdExploit
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34391nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31470nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-742-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45622nvd
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