A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MFER parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 3.9.0 and Master Branch (35a819fa). A specially crafted MFER file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.This vulnerability manifests on line 8842 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 12:
                else if (tag==12)    //0x0C
                {
                    // sampling resolution
                    if (len>6) fprintf(stderr,"Warning MFER tag12 incorrect length %i>6\n",len);
                    val32   = 0;
                    int8_t  v8;
                    curPos += ifread(&UnitCode,1,1,hdr);
                    curPos += ifread(&v8,1,1,hdr);
                    curPos += ifread(buf,1,len-2,hdr);
In addition to values of `len` greater than 130 triggering a buffer overflow, a value of `len` smaller than 2 will also trigger a buffer overflow due to an integer underflow when computing `len-2` in this code path.
                
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                    Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| First Time appeared | Libbiosig Project Libbiosig Project libbiosig | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:libbiosig_project:libbiosig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Libbiosig Project Libbiosig Project libbiosig | 
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared | The Biosig Project The Biosig Project libbiosig | |
| Vendors & Products | The Biosig Project The Biosig Project libbiosig | 
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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| Description | A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the MFER parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 3.9.0 and Master Branch (35a819fa). A specially crafted MFER file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.This vulnerability manifests on line 8842 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 12: else if (tag==12) //0x0C { // sampling resolution if (len>6) fprintf(stderr,"Warning MFER tag12 incorrect length %i>6\n",len); val32 = 0; int8_t v8; curPos += ifread(&UnitCode,1,1,hdr); curPos += ifread(&v8,1,1,hdr); curPos += ifread(buf,1,len-2,hdr); In addition to values of `len` greater than 130 triggering a buffer overflow, a value of `len` smaller than 2 will also trigger a buffer overflow due to an integer underflow when computing `len-2` in this code path. | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-121 | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: 2025-08-25T13:53:46.068Z
Updated: 2025-08-25T19:05:00.587Z
Reserved: 2025-07-23T14:45:55.835Z
Link: CVE-2025-54487
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-08-25T19:04:57.560Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-08-25T14:15:34.860
Modified: 2025-09-02T16:34:27.343
Link: CVE-2025-54487
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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