GHSA-8WQ6-QH76-WPV9 Open Babel has heap buffer overflow in ChemKin ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's ChemKin parser caused a heap buffer overflow when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies. A malformed species record caused the parser to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer. Impact Open Bab...

Open Babel Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies function in the Open Babel file format conversion software is related to the execution of operations outside the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...

Open Babel Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies function in the Open Babel file format conversion software is related to the execution of operations outside the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...

CVE-2025-10997

A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used...

CVE-2025-10997 Open Babel chemkinformat.cpp CheckSpecies heap-based overflow

A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used...

PT-2025-55405

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-8wq6-qh76-wpv9. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file...

CVE-2025-10997: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used...

OpenBabel security vulnerabilities

openbabel is a chemistry toolkit software from Open Babel open source. A security vulnerability exists in openbabel 3.1.1 and earlier versions, which originates from a heap buffer overflow in the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies in the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp, which could lead to ...