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CVE-2008-0172

CVE-2008-0172 PUBLISHED CVSS 5 MEDIUM

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.

EPSS 1.96% · 79.7th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
5
EPSS Score
1.96%
79.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
boostboost1.33, 1.34
n/an/a*

Timeline

  • Jan 17, 2008 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
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