Google OSV-SCALIBR up to 0.3.3 diriterate.go Next null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google OSV-SCALIBR up to 0.3.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Next of the file fs/diriterate/diriterate.go. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-13425. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google OSV-SCALIBR up to 0.3.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function Next of the file fs/diriterate/diriterate.go. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A bug in the filesystem traversal fallback path causes fs/diriterate/diriterate.go:Next() to overindex an empty slice when ReadDir returns nil for an empty directory, resulting in a panic (index out of range) and an application crash (denial of service) in OSV-SCALIBR.

The weakness was shared by Yuvraj Saxena as e67c4e198ca099cb7c16957a80f6c5331d90a672. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-13425 since 11/19/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 0.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-198300). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OSV-SCALIBR 0.3.4

Timelineinfo

11/19/2025 CVE reserved
11/20/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
11/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/21/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: github.com

Advisory: e67c4e198ca099cb7c16957a80f6c5331d90a672
Researcher: Yuvraj Saxena
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-13425 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333069
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2025 16:59
Updated: 11/21/2025 09:19
Changes: 11/20/2025 16:59 (71), 11/20/2025 22:39 (1), 11/21/2025 09:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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