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CVE-2008-0172

The get_repeat_type function in basic_regex_creator.hpp in the Boost regex library (aka Boost.Regex) in Boost 1.33 and 1

The get_repeat_type function in basic_regex_creator.hpp in the Boost regex library (aka Boost.Regex) in Boost 1.33 and 1.34 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and crash) via an invalid regular expression.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.02168

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

1

boostall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

5

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD17 Jan 2008 · 11:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

2

rhsaRHSA-2012:0305Low

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References & Sources

21

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/28511

http://secunia.com/advisories/28527

http://secunia.com/advisories/28545

http://secunia.com/advisories/28705

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http://secunia.com/advisories/28860

http://secunia.com/advisories/28943

http://secunia.com/advisories/29323

http://secunia.com/advisories/48099

http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674

http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xml

http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:032

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html

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