Ghidra before 12.1.4 Denial of Service via Unreleased Lock in OptionsDB
Ghidra before 12.1.4 fails to validate the TYPE_COL byte in OptionsDB.createUnregisteredOption(), causing an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException that leaves domain objects permanently locked. Attackers can craft a malicious program database file that, when imported, causes the application to stall and prevents resource cleanup or graceful shutdown.
CVE-2026-96273
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-96273
ghidra
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra",
"vendor": "NationalSecurityAgency",
"product": "ghidra",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "12.1.4",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:github/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-96273
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Publisher severity
medium
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #3192 · Revision 1
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