# CVE-2025-34297: KissFFT Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow via kiss\_fft\_alloc

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-12-01 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- mborgerding/kissfft: version range not reported

## Description

KissFFT versions prior to the fix commit 1b083165 contain an integer overflow in kiss_fft_alloc() in kiss_fft.c on platforms where size_t is 32-bit. The nfft parameter is not validated before being used in a size calculation (sizeof(kiss_fft_cpx) * (nfft - 1)), which can wrap to a small value when nfft is large. As a result, malloc() allocates an undersized buffer and the subsequent twiddle-factor initialization loop writes nfft elements, causing a heap buffer overflow. This vulnerability only affects 32-bit architectures.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/mborgerding/kissfft/commit/1b08316582049c3716154caefc0deab8758506e3
- https://github.com/mborgerding/kissfft/issues/120
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kissfft-integer-overflow-heap-buffer-overflow

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