ELSA-2012-0305 Low: Oracle Linux boost security and bug fix update
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
03/07/2012
07/25/2018
03/23/2012
07/04/2017
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.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-boost
- oracle-linux-upgrade-boost-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-boost-doc
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