{"cve":"CVE-2008-0172","nvd":{"published":"2008-01-17T23:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:49:04.547","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205955","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/28511","http://secunia.com/advisories/28527","http://secunia.com/advisories/28545"],"products":["boost:boost"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-0172","score":0.01957,"percentile":0.80289,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}