CVE-2026-115394

Ghidra through 12.2 Denial of Service via BinaryField Memory Allocation

Published Oct 22, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nationalsecurityagency
Nationalsecurityagency ghidra
Vendors & Products Nationalsecurityagency
Nationalsecurityagency ghidra
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Ghidra through 12.2 Denial of Service via BinaryField Memory Allocation
First Time appeared Nsa
Nsa ghidra
Weaknesses CWE-789
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nsa
Nsa ghidra
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': '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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 PM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2026, 11:27 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 22, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 11:10 PM