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CVE-2025-54494VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-54494: 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 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement immediate mitigations including: 1) Monitoring and filtering incoming MFER files to detect and block suspicious or malformed inputs, especially those containing tag 133 (0x85). 2) Applying strict input validation and sandboxing parsing operations to isolate libbiosig processes and limit damage from potential exploits. 3) Coordinating with The Biosig Project to obtain and deploy patches as soon as they are released. 4) Conducting thorough code audits and fuzz testing of MFER parsing routines to identify and remediate similar vulnerabilities proactively. 5) Employing network segmentation to restrict access to systems processing MFER files, reducing exposure. 6) Enhancing endpoint detection and response capabilities to identify anomalous behaviors indicative of exploitation attempts. 7) Training staff to recognize and report suspicious files or activities related to biomedical data processing. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific attack vector and operational context of libbiosig usage.

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);

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