CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-42885
A use of uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the GRO format res functionality of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-824
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openbabel:open_babel
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-mw5r-wq2m-397c | PyPI | openbabel | <3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |
| PYSEC-2026-2787 | PyPI | openbabel | <3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |