Open Babel has uninitialized pointer dereference in PQS pFormat

SummaryA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's PQS parser caused anuninitialized pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. DetailsThe flaw was in the pFormat handling of the PQS reader. A malformedinput caused the parser to dereference a format pointer that hadnever been...

PYSEC-2026-2791 Open Babel has a NULL pointer dereference in CDXML OBAtom::GetExplicitValence

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's CDXML file format parser caused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in OBAtom::GetExplicitValence as called from the CDXML parser. A malformed fragment caused the parser to invoke the method on a...

Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in MSI translationVectors[]

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's MSI parser allowed an out-of-bounds write into the translationVectors array when reading a crafted input file. Details The MSI reader stored cell translation vectors into a fixed-size translationVectors array. A malformed input could push more...

PT-2026-55145

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's GRO parser caused an uninitialized pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in the residue handling of the GRO reader. A malformed record caused the parser to use a residue pointer that had never been...