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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
NationalSecurityAgency ghidra affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 12.1.3

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https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.1.3_build cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-f75p-8cqj-9v3g cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Ghidra < 12.1.3 PDB Parser Uncontrolled Heap Growth DoS via AbstractPdb
Weaknesses CWE-770
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': 6.7, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T22:02:30.459Z

Reserved: 2026-06-12T20:20:02.950Z

Link: CVE-2026-54389

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T22:17:21.117

Modified: 2026-08-20T22:17:21.117

Link: CVE-2026-54389

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