CVE-2026-115394
Ghidra through 12.2 Denial of Service via BinaryField Memory Allocation
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-789 |
| Vendor | nationalsecurityagency |
| Product | ghidra |
| Published | Oct 22, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
NationalSecurityAgency / ghidra
0 ≤ 12.2
References
github.com: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-q538-hhhf-5jxp github.com: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.2_build/Ghidra/Framework/DB/src/main/java/db/BinaryField.java#L105-L113 github.com: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.2_build/Ghidra/Framework/DB/src/main/java/db/buffers/DataBuffer.java#L170-L174 github.com: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-through-12.2-denial-of-service-via-binaryfield-memory-allocation
Credits
Yuvraj Saxena (0xXA)