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CVE-2008-0171
regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.hpp in the Boost regex library (aka Boost.Regex) in Boost 1.33 and 1.34 allows context-dependent…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.7%
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- mitre
Description
regex/v4/perl_matcher_non_recursive.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 (failed assertion and crash) via an invalid regular expression.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (21)
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48099 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0249 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27325 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28860 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28943 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0880 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28511 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080213 rPSA-2008-0063-1 boost (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28705 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28545 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-200802-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 28527 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-570-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 29323 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .