CVE-2008-3521

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-3521
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-10-02T18:18:05
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T02:19:23
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=163282&action=view Exploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222819
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31470
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-3521
http://secunia.com/advisories/34391
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-742-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:142
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:164
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45622
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3521
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3521
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:06:44 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 03:02:41 2023-02-13T02:19:23 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 03:02:42 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. 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. Description updated