CVE-2026-54389
Ghidra < 12.1.3 PDB Parser Uncontrolled Heap Growth DoS via AbstractPdb
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.7 Medium
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 12, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.7 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
ghidraNationalSecurityAgency |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f75p-8cqj-9v3g)vendor-advisory
- Ghidra_12.1.3_build Release Notesrelease-notes
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.