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CVE-2025-54482VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-54482: The Biosig Project libbiosig · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects The Biosig Project libbiosigSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
The Biosig Project libbiosigAffected
  • =3.9.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately audit their use of libbiosig, particularly versions 3.9.0 and the master branch, to identify vulnerable deployments. Although no official patches are currently linked, monitoring The Biosig Project repositories and security advisories for updates is critical. In the interim, implement strict input validation and sanitization on all MFER files before processing to detect and block malformed or suspicious files. Employ sandboxing or containerization to isolate the biosignal parsing processes, limiting the impact of potential exploitation. Network-level controls should restrict access to services that process MFER files to trusted sources only. Regularly update and patch all related software components once fixes become available. Conduct security awareness training for developers and administrators about secure handling of biosignal data and the risks of buffer overflows. Finally, implement runtime protections such as stack canaries, address space layout randomization (ASLR), and control flow integrity (CFI) where possible to mitigate exploitation.

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 8751 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 4: else if (tag==4) { // SPR if (len>4) fprintf(stderr,"Warning MFER tag4 incorrect length %i>4\n",len); curPos += ifread(buf,1,len,hdr);

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