CVE-2013-0252
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.9%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 2.9% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-0283)
- Published
- March 12, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0283 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- boost / boost
- boost / boost
- boost / boost
- boost / boost
- boost / boost
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=699649
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=699650
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099103.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099122.html
- http://www.boost.org/users/news/boost_locale_security_notice.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:065
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57675
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1727-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907481
- https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7743
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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