{"cve":"CVE-2025-10998","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-26T03:15:43.743","modified":"2026-10-19T16:10:00.260","status":"Analyzed","description":"A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P","score":1.9},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-404","CWE-476"],"references":["https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2829","https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318526/poc.zip","https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325926","https://vuldb.com/?id.325926","https://vuldb.com/?submit.654063"],"products":["openbabel:open_babel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:10:08.713834912+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-10998","score":0.00211,"percentile":0.11178,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-j9pp-7wfg-q7fj","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j9pp-7wfg-q7fj","summary":"Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:48.301453637Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openbabel","purl":"pkg:pypi/openbabel","ranges":["<3.2.0"],"fixed":["3.2.0"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-2782","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2782","summary":"Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines","modified":"2026-07-13T16:32:25.403031028Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"openbabel","purl":"pkg:pypi/openbabel","ranges":["<3.2.0"],"fixed":["3.2.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}