CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2008-3521
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.45%
Original NVD 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.