Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting openbabel/openbabel package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENBABELOPENBABEL-13110073
  • published29 Sept 2025
  • disclosed26 Sept 2025
  • creditYiyi Wang ahuo1

Introduced: 26 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-10997  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for openbabel/openbabel.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the CheckSpecies function in the ChemKinFormat process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by providing specially crafted input that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1