# CVE-2025-8735: GNU cflow Lexer c.c yylex null pointer dereference

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-08 · Updated: 2025-10-28

## Affected

- GNU cflow: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GNU cflow, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.319231
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319231
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.622328
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cflow/2025-07/msg00000.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q_rDQSEl3cBu6SUbfqr9pV9cHgvKcXFI/view?usp=drive_link
- https://www.gnu.org/

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