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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-17T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:39:32.901Z

Reserved: 2008-01-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0172

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-17T23:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:41:19.950

Link: CVE-2008-0172

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-01-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-0172 - Bugzilla