EDFbrowser before 2.16 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in checkedffile() that allows attackers to overflow the 256-element…
CVE-2026-123976
EDFbrowser before 2.16 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in checkedffile() that allows attackers to overflow the 256-element annotch array by supplying excessive annotation signals. Attackers can craft an EDF+ or BDF+ file with more than 256 annotation signals to overwrite edfhdrblock members, including the signal parameter pointer, crashing the application when opened.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 6.8 (v4.0)
- Severity
- Medium
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 6 November 2026
- Last updated
- 6 November 2026
- Affected
- Teunis van Beelen · EDFbrowser
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
At the source
References
- https://gitlab.com/Teuniz/EDFbrowser/-/commit/f64cec4a22af34adb7bbdf5fec12cb3a880ddc5a
- https://gitlab.com/Teuniz/EDFbrowser/-/tags/v2.16
- https://gitlab.com/Teuniz/EDFbrowser/-/blob/v2.15/check_edf_file.c#L686-L708
- https://gitlab.com/Teuniz/EDFbrowser/-/blob/v2.15/global.h#L250
- https://gitlab.com/Teuniz/EDFbrowser
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/edfbrowser-before-2.16-out-of-bounds-write-via-check-edf-file-annotation-signals
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