CVE-2025-54488: The Biosig Project libbiosig · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affects The Biosig Project libbiosigSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| The Biosig Project libbiosig | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Monitor The Biosig Project's official channels for patches addressing CVE-2025-54488 and apply updates immediately upon release. 2. Until a patch is available, restrict the acceptance of MFER files to trusted sources only and implement strict input validation to detect and block malformed or suspicious files. 3. Employ sandboxing or containerization techniques for applications using libbiosig to limit the impact of potential exploitation. 4. Conduct thorough code reviews and static analysis on any custom integrations of libbiosig to identify and remediate unsafe usage patterns. 5. Deploy network-level controls to monitor and filter traffic that may carry malicious MFER files, including email gateways and file upload portals. 6. Implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to identify anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 7. Educate relevant staff about the risks associated with processing untrusted biosignal files and establish incident response procedures tailored to this threat. 8. Consider temporary disabling or isolating systems that heavily rely on libbiosig if immediate patching is not feasible, especially in critical healthcare environments.
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 8850 of biosig.c on the current master branch (35a819fa), when the Tag is 13: else if (tag==13) { if (len>8) fprintf(stderr,"Warning MFER tag13 incorrect length %i>8\n",len); curPos += ifread(&buf,1,len,hdr);