CVE-2008-3521

Publication date 2 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ghostscript 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
jasper 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.900.1-5ubuntu0.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.900.1-3ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1.900.1-3ubuntu0.7.10.1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.701.0-2ubuntu0.6.06.1

Notes

kees

opened with O_EXCL

mdeslaur

ghostscript jasper already uses appropriate temp filename

Patch details

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Package Patch details
jasper

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-742-1
    • JasPer vulnerabilities
    • 19 March 2009

Other references