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CVE-2024-23305

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-02-20
  • WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

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Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the BrainVisionMarker Parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 2.5.0 and Master Branch (ab0ee111). A specially crafted .vmrk file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-02-2016:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
40.x= 40no fix published
Libbiosig project libbiosig
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.5= 2.5.0no fix published
The biosig project libbiosig
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.5= 2.5.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As talos, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • The Biosig Project libbiosig
    Affected
    • = 2.5.0no fix stated
    • = Master Branch (ab0ee111)no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-08-10

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • biosigUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • biosigUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • biosigDebian:14all versions · fixed in 2.6.0-1
  • biosigDebian:13all versions · fixed in 2.6.0-1
  • biosigDebian:12all versions · no fixed version listed

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-02-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-94q6-333x-cv3g

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23305?

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the BrainVisionMarker Parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 2.5.0 and Master Branch (ab0ee111). A specially crafted .vmrk file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Is CVE-2024-23305 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-23305, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-23305?

CVE-2024-23305 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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