Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-0172
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.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
21- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28511nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28527nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28545nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28705nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28860nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28943nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29323nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48099nvd
- svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674nvd
- svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745nvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.htmlnvd
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