{"cve":"CVE-2008-3521","nvd":{"published":"2008-10-02T18:18:05.773","modified":"2026-06-16T22:55:58.603","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=163282&action=view","http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222819","http://secunia.com/advisories/34391","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:142","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:164"],"products":["jasper_project:jasper"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3521","score":0.00454,"percentile":0.39453,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}