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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Ghidra before 12.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in SameDirDebugInfoProvider that fails to validate filenames from ELF binary .gnu_debuglink sections before constructing file paths. Attackers can craft malicious ELF binaries with traversal sequences to probe filesystem existence and leak CRC32 hashes of arbitrary files during automatic DWARF analysis.
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Path traversal in Ghidra's SameDirDebugInfoProvider (versions before 12.1) enables filesystem probing and CRC32 hash leakage of arbitrary files when a user opens a crafted ELF binary during automatic DWARF analysis. The vulnerability stems from missing validation of filenames embedded in ELF .gnu_debuglink sections before those filenames are used to construct filesystem paths. …
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| Exploitation | Active user interaction is required (CVSS UI:A): the victim must open the malicious ELF binary in Ghidra, and automatic DWARF analysis must execute - this is the default analysis profile in Ghidra. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.6 (Medium). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An adversary embeds a .gnu_debuglink section in a malicious ELF binary containing a crafted filename with traversal sequences such as '../../../../etc/shadow'. The binary is delivered to a Ghidra analyst via phishing, a shared sample repository, or as part of a CTF challenge. … |
| Remediation | Upgrade to Ghidra 12.1 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch for this vulnerability per the advisory GHSA-57g6-7qw2-p5hx at https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-57g6-7qw2-p5hx. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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