rPSA-2008-0063-1 boost

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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0063-1
Published: 2008-02-13
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    boost=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.33.1-1.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2143

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0171
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0172

Description:
    Previous versions of the boost package are vulnerable to multiple
    Denials of Service in which attackers may use invalid regular
    expressions to trigger crashes in applications that use the boost
    regular expression library.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0063

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