CVE-2019-16941
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
28/09/2019
Last modified:
04/10/2019
Description
NSA Ghidra through 9.0.4, when experimental mode is enabled, allows arbitrary code execution if the Read XML Files feature of Bit Patterns Explorer is used with a modified XML document. This occurs in Features/BytePatterns/src/main/java/ghidra/bitpatterns/info/FileBitPatternInfoReader.java. An attack could start with an XML document that was originally created by DumpFunctionPatternInfoScript but then directly modified by an attacker (for example, to make a java.lang.Runtime.exec call).
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.4 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/79d8f164f8bb8b15cfb60c5d4faeb8e1c25d15ca/Ghidra/Features/BytePatterns/src/main/java/ghidra/bitpatterns/info/FileBitPatternInfoReader.java#L187-L188
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/a17728f8c12effa171b17a25ccfb7e7d9528c5d0
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/1090
- https://github.com/purpleracc00n/CVE-2019-16941
- https://twitter.com/NSAGov/status/1178812792159248385
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/110223?om_rssid=sr-advisories



