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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2008-3522 json

Buffer overflow in the jas_stream_printf function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in JasPer 1.900.1 might allow context-dependent attackers…

published 2008-10-02 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3508

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the jas_stream_printf function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in JasPer 1.900.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the mif_hdr_put function and use of vsprintf.

Patch / fix

  • ghostscript Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8.64~dfsg-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3522

  • rhevm-spice-client rhev manager 3 3.5-3.el6
  • rhevm-spice-client-x64-cab rhev manager 3 3.5-3.el6
  • rhevm-spice-client-x64-msi rhev manager 3 3.5-3.el6
  • rhevm-spice-client-x86-cab rhev manager 3 3.5-3.el6
  • rhevm-spice-client-x86-msi rhev manager 3 3.5-3.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0698

  • jasper SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.900.14-134.25.1
  • jasper SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +6 more 1.900.14-181.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2776-1SUSE-SU-2016:2775-1

  • jasper openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.900.14-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10281-1

  • jasper Arch Linux 1.900.5-1

arch linux advisories AVG-99

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3522 updated cvss 6.8

jasper: possible buffer overflow in jas_stream_printf()

  • Red Hat RHEV-M 3.5 rhevm-spice-client 3.5-3.el6, rhevm-spice-client-x64-cab 3.5-3.el6, rhevm-spice-client-x64-msi 3.5-3.el6, rhevm-spice-client-x86-cab 3.5-3.el6, rhevm-spice-client-x86-msi 3.5-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0698

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

4.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.gentoo.org http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=163282&action=view referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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