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01 Record

CVE-2008-0172

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 80.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2008-01-17 22:00Z18 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 07:39Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2008-01-09
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
855e56329019a0702fd095b4e46f6c2f5574b8151e33324eb8fe5241e5bdf12b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
boostboostNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
ubuntuubuntu_linuxNot specified—

06 References