What is CVE-2022-43607?

CVE-2022-43607 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open Babel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-43607?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Open Babel

CVE-2022-43607

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the MOL2 format attribute and value 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 provi…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (50.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-2022-43607?: CVE-2022-43607 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open Babel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-43607?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.