CVE-2022-46294 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-46294

Vendor Open Babel
Product Open Babel
Weakness CWE-119
Published July 21, 2023
Last update November 4, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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 Cartesian file format

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 21, 2023 CVE published
November 4, 2025 Record updated