A weakness has been identified in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This affects the function GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule of the file gamessformat.cpp. This manipulation causes use after free. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 1.9 · openbabelNVD modified 2026-10-19 16:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:openbabel:open_babel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2834 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318611/poc.zip Exploit
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325922 Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.325922 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.654057 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry