What is CVE-2022-41793?

CVE-2022-41793 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Open Babel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-41793?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Open Babel

CVE-2022-41793

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the CSR format title functionality 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…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (52.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Open Babel — versions 3.1.1, master commit 530dbfa3
Openbabel Open_babel — versions 3.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41793?: CVE-2022-41793 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Open Babel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-41793?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.