CVE-2008-0172

N/A Unknown
Published: January 17, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28511
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28527
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28545
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28705
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28860
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28943
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/48099
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:032
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28511
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28860
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48099
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.0%
78th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

ubuntu boost

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