Description
A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.325925
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325925
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.654062
Exploit, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2830
Exploit exploit
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318543/poc.zip
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-122
Status
published
Products (1)
openbabel/open_babel
< 3.1.1
Published
Sep 26, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026