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CVE-2008-0172

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.96%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-01-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-0172
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.96%

Original NVD 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 dereference and crash) via an invalid regular expression.