CVE-2026-115394

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.

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