CVE-2022-46290

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the ORCA format nAtoms 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.The loop that stores the coordinates does not check its index against nAtoms

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published7/21/2023

Last Modified11/4/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

openbabel:open_babel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122CWE-787

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665(talos-cna@cisco.com)

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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