CVE-2008-0172

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.93% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063
http://secunia.com/advisories/48099 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28860 third party advisory
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745
http://secunia.com/advisories/28943 third party advisory
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28511 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28705 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28545 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28527 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323 third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:032 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0172?
CVE-2008-0172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0172?
To fix CVE-2008-0172, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0172 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0172 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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