Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilities in Open Babel by Open Babel
CVE-2022-46292

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Open Babel

Status
Open Babel
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2023

What is CVE-2022-46292?

Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities have been identified in the translationVectors parsing functionality within Open Babel versions 3.1.1 and the latest master commit. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker through specially-crafted malformed files, specifically within the MOPAC file format's Unit Cell Translation section, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

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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