CVE-2026-52753

Ghidra before 12.0.3 contains an out-of-memory vulnerability in the rust_demangle function that allocates unbounded output buffers without size limits. Attackers can craft malicious Rust symbol names in binaries to trigger exponential memory allocation, causing process crashes during binary analysis.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-m94m-fqr3-x442	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-out-of-memory-in-rust-symbol-demangler-via-malformed-symbol	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-m94m-fqr3-x442	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Oct 2026, 11:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Ghidra anterior a la versión 12.0.3 contiene una vulnerabilidad de falta de memoria en la función rust_demangle que asigna búferes de salida ilimitados sin límites de tamaño. Los atacantes pueden crear nombres de símbolos Rust maliciosos en binarios para desencadenar una asignación de memoria exponencial, causando caídas del proceso durante el análisis binario.

Information

Published : 2026-06-10 14:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-52753

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52753

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52753

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nsa

ghidra

CWE

CWE-789

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

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