CVE-2025-34297Public exploit

Memory corruption via overflowing FFT allocation size

Published Dec 1, 2025 · Updated Jul 14, 2026

Heap buffer overflow in KISS FFT before 1b083165 allows local users to corrupt process memory through an oversized FFT length on 32-bit systems. kiss_fft_alloc() multiplies the caller-controlled nfft value while calculating its allocation size without first rejecting values that overflow size_t, so malloc() returns an undersized buffer and the twiddle-factor loop writes beyond it. The condition requires a 32-bit build and a calling application that passes an extremely large FFT length; the resulting write corrupts memory and can crash the process.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap buffer overflow in KISS FFT before 1b083165 allows local users to corrupt process memory through an oversized FFT length on 32-bit systems. kiss_fft_alloc() multiplies the caller-controlled nfft value while calculating its allocation size without first rejecting values that overflow size_t, so malloc() returns an undersized buffer and the twiddle-factor loop writes beyond it. The condition requires a 32-bit build and a calling application that passes an extremely large FFT length; the resulting write corrupts memory and can crash the process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-34297
Published
Dec 1, 2025
Updated
Jul 14, 2026
Vendor
Mark Borgerding
Product
KISS FFT
Classifications
CWE-190
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1b08316582049c3716154caefc0deab8758506e3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Mark Borgerding · KISS FFTversion=0 <1b08316582049c3716154caefc0deab8758506e3

Published CVSS scores

8.6VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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