CVE-2025-48005
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the RHS2000 parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 3.9.0 and Master Branch (35a819fa). A specially crafted RHS2000 file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in libbiosig's RHS2000 file parsing code. When processing specially crafted RHS2000 files, the parser fails to properly validate input data sizes before copying into heap-allocated buffers, causing overflow that can enable arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.9.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify libbiosig versionQuery the installed libbiosig library version using package manager, library versioning tools, or inspecting library metadata (e.g., dpkg -l, rpm -qi, or dynamic library version symbols)Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.9.0
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Confirm RHS2000 file support is presentCheck if libbiosig was compiled with RHS2000 format support enabled, or inspect for the presence of RHS2000-related plugins, decoders, or configuration filesAffected if RHS2000 parsing capability exists in the installed build
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Determine if RHS2000 files are processedSearch application logs, file access records, or system audit logs for evidence of RHS2000 file operations (look for .rhs2000 or rhs2000 file extensions in recent activity)Affected if Any RHS2000 files have been opened or parsed by the system
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Review heap memory behaviorMonitor application memory usage patterns during RHS2000 file processing if possible; check for crashes, memory corruption indicators, or abnormal heap allocations associated with libbiosigAffected if Unusual memory behavior or crashes occur when processing RHS2000 files
You are affected if libbiosig version 3.9.0 is installed AND your system or applications process RHS2000 files using this library.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAvoid opening untrusted RHS2000 files until an official patch is released. Consider implementing input validation or sandboxing around the libbiosig library as a temporary mitigation.
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