Description
A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.325926
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325926
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.654063
Exploit, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2829
Exploit exploit
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318526/poc.zip
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
7.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-404
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
openbabel/open_babel
< 3.1.1
Published
Sep 26, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026