GHSA-J9PP-7WFG-Q7FJ Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines

Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's ChemKin parser caused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file. Details The flaw was in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines. A malformed reaction qualifier record caused the parser to dereference a NULL pointer. Impac...

CVE-2025-10998 Open Babel chemkinformat.cpp ReadReactionQualifierLines null pointer dereference

A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The...