CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-46292
Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the translationVectors parsing functionality in multiple supported formats 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.This vulnerability affects the MOPAC file format, inside the Unit Cell Translation section
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-787, CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openbabel:open_babel
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-55f6-pf8r-c2f4 | PyPI | openbabel | <3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |
| PYSEC-2026-2771 | PyPI | openbabel | <3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |