CVE-2026-115394
Ghidra through 12.2 contains an uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability in BinaryField.read() that allows attackers to exhaust heap memory via an unchecked 32-bit length field. Attackers can persuade users to import a crafted GZF packed database file, triggering an OutOfMemoryError in PackedDatabase.open() that aborts the import and denies service.
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8
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 3.1
- 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-789
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
References
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.2_build/Ghidra/Framework/DB/src/main/java/db/BinaryField.java#L105-L113
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.2_build/Ghidra/Framework/DB/src/main/java/db/buffers/DataBuffer.java#L170-L174
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-q538-hhhf-5jxp
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-through-12.2-denial-of-service-via-binaryfield-memory-allocation