Vulnerability 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 9090 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 64: else if (tag==64) //0x40 { // preamble char tmp[256]; // [1] curPos += ifread(tmp,1,len,hdr); In this case, the overflowed buffer is the newly-declared `tmp` \[1\] instead of `buf`. While `tmp` is larger than `buf`, having a size of 256 bytes, a stack overflow can still occur in cases where `len` is encoded using multiple octets and is greater than 256.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libbiosig Project | Libbiosig | < 3.9.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2234ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2234
FAQ
What is CVE-2025-54490?
CVE-2025-54490 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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 arbit...
How severe is CVE-2025-54490?
CVE-2025-54490 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-54490?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libbiosig Project Libbiosig.