boost regular expression memory corruption flaws
Published Jan 17, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.69%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
boost-0:1.33.1-15.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0305
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | boost-0:1.33.1-15.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0305 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of boost as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 6. This issue was addressed in boost packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHSA-2012:0305.
Metrics
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 85.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 83.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.00% (0.03004) | 85.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.48% (0.04484) | 81.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.76% (0.02757) | 85.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.45% (0.02447) | 90.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2024 | 2.45% (0.02447) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 1.39% (0.01393) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01429) | 84.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01477) | 84.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.37% (0.01368) | 84.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/28943 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/48099 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42674 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42745 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27325 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-570-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0249 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0171 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428316 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0171
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0171
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00760.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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