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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | EDFbrowser before 2.16 Out-of-Bounds Write via check_edf_file() Annotation Signals | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-11-06T17:58:31.600Z
Updated: 2026-11-06T17:58:31.600Z
Reserved: 2026-11-06T17:54:14.114Z
Link: CVE-2026-123976
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-06T18:18:05.877
Modified: 2026-11-06T18:18:05.877
Link: CVE-2026-123976
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