PYSEC-2026-2778 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...