CVE-2026-54389Ghidra < 12.1.3 PDB Parser Uncontrolled Heap Growth DoS via AbstractPdb
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Ghidra before 12.1.3 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the PDB parser that allows attackers to terminate the Ghidra process by supplying a crafted PDB file with an oversized parameters section. The AbstractPdb deserialization routine reads all remaining parameters into an unbounded list, causing uncontrolled heap growth that triggers an OutOfMemoryError which bypasses exception handling and crashes the application.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-770
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
NationalSecurityAgency ghidra nationalsecurityagency:ghidra (from the name) | before 12.1.3 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-f75p-8cqj-9v3gvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.1.3_buildrelease-notes
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