Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilities in Open Babel's ORCA Format
CVE-2022-46289

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Open Babel

Status
Open Babel
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2023

What is CVE-2022-46289?

Open Babel versions 3.1.1 and the master commit 530dbfa3 are affected by multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in the ORCA format's nAtoms functionality. An attacker can exploit this by supplying a specially-crafted malformed file, which may lead to arbitrary code execution due to wrap-around issues in nAtoms calculation. The insufficient buffer allocation could enable the execution of malicious code, compromising the security and integrity of the affected system.

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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