vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2022-46293: openbabel -- security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 21, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

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 Final Point and Derivatives section

Solution

no-fix-debian-deb-package
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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