A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.
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/2830 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318543/poc.zip Exploit
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325925 Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.325925 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.654062 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry