CVE-2025-54494

Published Aug 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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 9205 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 133:

else if (tag==133) //0x85
{
curPos += ifread(buf,1,len,hdr);

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25669 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 9205 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 133: else if (tag==133) //0x85 { curPos += ifread(buf,1,len,hdr);
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Libbiosig Project
Libbiosig Project libbiosig
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libbiosig_project:libbiosig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libbiosig Project
Libbiosig Project libbiosig
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared The Biosig Project
The Biosig Project libbiosig
Vendors & Products The Biosig Project
The Biosig Project libbiosig
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 9205 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 133: else if (tag==133) //0x85 { curPos += ifread(buf,1,len,hdr);
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
talos
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 6:13 PM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2025, 2:45 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:40 AM