VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-0171

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.69%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-01-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.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 (failed assertion and crash) via an invalid regular expression.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references