CVE-2019-16941 — NSA Ghidra through 9
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/FileBitPatternInfoR
Published
2019-09-28T15:49:09.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T01:24:48.676Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-09-28T15:49:09.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T01:24:48.676Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/1090
- github.com — https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/79d8f164f8bb8b15cfb60c5d4f…
- github.com — https://github.com/purpleracc00n/CVE-2019-16941
- github.com — https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/a17728f8c12effa171b17a25…
- www.symantec.com — https://www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/110223?om_rssid…
- twitter.com — https://twitter.com/NSAGov/status/1178812792159248385
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