CVE-2013-0252

Boost.Locale 1.48-1.52 - Improper Input Validation via UTF-8 Trailing Bytes

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

boost::locale::utf::utf_traits in the Boost.Locale library in Boost 1.48 through 1.52 does not properly detect certain invalid UTF-8 sequences, which might allow remote attackers to bypass input validation protection mechanisms via crafted trailing bytes.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099122.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57675
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907481
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7743
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/04/2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099103.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1727-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065

Scores

EPSS 0.0287
EPSS Percentile 85.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (5)
boost/boost 1.48.0
boost/boost 1.49.0
boost/boost 1.50.0
boost/boost 1.51.0
boost/boost 1.52.0
Published Mar 12, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026