CVE-2008-3521 Race condition in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in JasPer by exploiting a race condition in temporary file creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3521?
CVE-2008-3521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jasper Project Jasper, published on 2 Oct 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3521?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jasper Project Jasper.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jasper Project Jasper
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjjh-7673-9x6q.