CVE-2026-115394
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-22 19:17:47.190000
Last modified
2026-11-04 23:10:00.223000
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