CVE-2026-123976 PUBLISHED

EDFbrowser before 2.16 Out-of-Bounds Write via check_edf_file() Annotation Signals

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 06.11.2026 Published: 06.11.2026 Updated: 06.11.2026

EDFbrowser before 2.16 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in check_edf_file() that allows attackers to overflow the 256-element annot_ch 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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.8

Product Status

Vendor Teunis van Beelen
Product EDFbrowser
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.16 (excl.)

Credits

  • Deus Rex finder

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE