CVE-2008-0172

Publication date 17 January 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
boost	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 1.34.1-2ubuntu1.1
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 1.33.1-9ubuntu3.1
	6.10 edgy	Fixed 1.33.1-7ubuntu1.1
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.33.1-2ubuntu0.1

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
boost	Upstream: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674 Upstream: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745

References

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Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-570-1
boost vulnerabilities
16 January 2008

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0172