CVE-2008-0171
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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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.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (boost) | RHSA-2012:0305 | 2012-02-21 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Will Drewry for reporting these issues.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation