CVE-2008-0172 (GCVE-0-2008-0172)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-01-17 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:39
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/28527 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29323 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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Date Public ?
2008-01-11 00:00
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