Use of Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability in Open Babel by Open Babel
CVE-2022-42885

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Open Babel

Status
Open Babel
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2023

What is CVE-2022-42885?

A vulnerability exists in Open Babel that allows attackers to exploit uninitialized pointers within the GRO format res functionality. This can occur when a specially crafted file is processed, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. By delivering a malformed file, an attacker can manipulate the application's behavior, posing significant security risks to systems running vulnerable versions.

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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