CVE-2025-8735

GNU cflow Lexer c.c yylex null pointer dereference

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2025 at 06:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCflow

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU cflow up to 1.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function yylex of the file c.c of the component Lexer. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

3.3LOWVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-404CWE-476

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