Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilities in Open Babel Products
CVE-2022-46295

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Open Babel

Status
Open Babel
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2023

What is CVE-2022-46295?

Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities have been identified in the translationVectors parsing functionality of Open Babel, specifically affecting the Gaussian file format. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by submitting a specially-crafted malformed file. Users or systems utilizing Open Babel 3.1.1 or the specific master commit should be aware of these risks and take protective measures.

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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