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CVE-2008-0172

CVE information

Published

16 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Partial
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  No
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cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-
cpe:2.3:a:boost:boost:1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:boost:boost:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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