CVE-2022-46292

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 Unit Cell Translation section

Reserved 2022-11-28 | Published 2023-07-21 | Updated 2024-10-24 | Assigner talos

Problem types

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Product status

3.1.1
affected

master commit 530dbfa3
affected

Credits

Discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos.

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666

cve.org (CVE-2022-46292)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2022-46292)

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