CVE-2013-0252

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

boost::locale::utf::utf_traits in the Boost.Locale library in Boost 1.48 through 1.52 does not properly detect certain invalid UTF-8 sequences, which might allow remote attackers to bypass input validation protection mechanisms via crafted trailing bytes.

boost :: locale :: utf :: utf_traits en la biblioteca Boost Boost.Locale en Boost v1.48 hasta v1.52 no detecta correctamente ciertas secuencias UTF-8 inválidaso, lo que podría permitir a atacantes remotos eludir el mecanismo de protección mediante la manipulación de determinados bytes.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-12-06 CVE Reserved
2013-03-12 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=699649	X_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=699650	X_refsource_misc
http://www.boost.org/users/news/boost_locale_security_notice.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/04/2	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57675	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907481	X_refsource_misc
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7743	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099103.html	2013-12-05
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099122.html	2013-12-05
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065	2013-12-05
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1727-1	2013-12-05

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"				1.48.0 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.48.0"		-		Affected
Boost Search vendor "Boost"		Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"				1.49.0 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.49.0"		-		Affected
Boost Search vendor "Boost"		Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"				1.50.0 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.50.0"		-		Affected
Boost Search vendor "Boost"		Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"				1.51.0 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.51.0"		-		Affected
Boost Search vendor "Boost"		Boost Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost"				1.52.0 Search vendor "Boost" for product "Boost" and version "1.52.0"		-		Affected