CVE-2019-16941
Ghidra Code Execution Vulnerability
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).
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2019, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 4, 2019, 9:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-16941 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-16941 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-16941 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/110223?om_rssid=sr-advisories [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/purpleracc00n/CVE-2019-16941 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://twitter.com/NSAGov/status/1178812792159248385 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/a17728f8c12effa171b17a25ccfb7e7d9528c5d0 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/79d8f164f8bb8b15cfb60c5d4faeb8e1c25d15ca/Ghidra/Features/BytePatterns/src/main/java/ghidra/bitpatterns/info/FileBitPatternInfoReader.java#L187-L188 No Types Assigned https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/79d8f164f8bb8b15cfb60c5d4faeb8e1c25d15ca/Ghidra/Features/BytePatterns/src/main/java/ghidra/bitpatterns/info/FileBitPatternInfoReader.java#L187-L188 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/1090 No Types Assigned https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/1090 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-91 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.0.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16941 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16941
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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1.70 }} 0.32%
score
0.88029
percentile