VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-0172

CVSS score5 NONE
EPSS probability1.96%
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

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references