fkie_cve-2008-0172
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-01-17 23:00
Modified
2024-11-21 00:41
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28511
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28527
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28545
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28705
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28860
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28943
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29323
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48099
cve@mitre.orghttp://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674
cve@mitre.orghttp://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:032
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28511
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28527
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28545
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28705
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28860
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28943
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48099
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-08.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:032
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488102/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.06_lts
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 6.10
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 7.04
ubuntu ubuntu_linux 7.10
boost boost 1.33
boost boost 1.34


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