Vulnerability in NationalSecurityAgency ghidra

[ Description ]Official description

Ghidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in ExtensionUtils.unzipToInstallationFolder() that extracts every extension ZIP entry without limiting file count. Attackers who persuade a user to install a crafted extension archive with many files can exhaust filesystem inodes, causing project writes and other processes to fail.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
• github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/7cb4e778efb69acb1919f841ad46d0da36e77eeb
• github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build
• github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-j5q9-fhqg-q995
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-extension-archive…