CVE-2008-0172

boost regular expression NULL dereference flaw

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función get_repeat_type en basic_regex_creator.hpp de la librería de expresiones regulares (también conocido como Boost.Regex) de Boost 1.33 y 1.34 permite a atacantes remotos dependientes de contexto provocar una denegación de servicio (referencia nula y caída) mediante una expresión regular inválida.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-01-09 CVE Reserved
2008-01-17 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-09-05 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (23)

URL	Tag	Source
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/28511	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28527	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28545	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28705	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28860	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28943	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48099	Third Party Advisory
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674	X_refsource_confirm
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745	X_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249	Vdb Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html	2018-10-15
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xml	2018-10-15
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:032	2018-10-15
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1	2018-10-15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html	2018-10-15
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0172	2012-02-21
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428320	2012-02-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.33 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.33"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	6.06_lts Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06_lts"	-	Safe
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.33 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.33"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	6.10 Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.10"	-	Safe
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.33 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.33"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	7.04 Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "7.04"	-	Safe
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.33 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.33"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	7.10 Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "7.10"	-	Safe
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.34 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.34"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	6.06_lts Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06_lts"	-	Safe
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.34 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.34"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	6.10 Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.10"	-	Safe
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.34 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.34"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	7.04 Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "7.04"	-	Safe
Boost Search vendor "Boost"	Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"	1.34 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.34"	-	Affected	in	Ubuntu Search vendor "Ubuntu"	Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux"	7.10 Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "7.10"	-	Safe