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.nAtoms calculation wrap-around, leading to a small buffer allocation
Published: 2023-07-21
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-49107 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.nAtoms calculation wrap-around, leading to a small buffer allocation
History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000


Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Openbabel Open Babel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:14:16.554Z

Reserved: 2022-11-28T20:44:10.188Z

Link: CVE-2022-46289

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:14:16.554Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-21T21:15:10.740

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:12.510

Link: CVE-2022-46289

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Weaknesses