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CVE-2008-3521

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3521 describes a race condition in the jas_stream_tmpfile function within JasPer 1.900.1, specifically affecting libjasper/base/jas_stream.c. A local attacker can exploit this by creating a temporary file with a predictable name (tmp.XXXXXXXXXX), leading to a denial of service (program exit) in applications using JasPer. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.900.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jasper_project:jasper:1.900.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3521

jasper: temporary file creation race in jas_stream_tmpfile()

Sep 8, 2008

References

bugs.gentoo.org / attachment.cgi
Exploit
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/34391
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45622
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/31470
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-742-1