CVE-2025-8735CWE-404CWE-476

GNU cflow Lexer c.c yylex null pointer dereference

Medium · published August 8, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
0.00155 · 4.3th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-404 · Improper Resource Shutdown or Release; CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2025-08-08T18:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 AUG 18:32Z
    GNU cflow Lexer c.c yylex null pointer dereference
    cvelistv5