Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Open Babel by Open Babel Developers
CVE-2022-41793

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Open Babel

Status
Open Babel
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2023

What is CVE-2022-41793?

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the CSR format title functionality of Open Babel. This issue arises when an attacker provides a specially crafted malformed file, leading to the potential for arbitrary code execution. As a result, users of affected versions should be cautious about the files they process to prevent exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Open Babel 3.1.1

Open Babel master commit 530dbfa3

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos.
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