CVE-2022-46280

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Published Jul 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A use of uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the PQS format pFormat 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 file to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Open Babel

Open Babel

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.1.1`	affected	—
`master commit 530dbfa3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openbabel:open_babel:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-49099	A use of uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the PQS format pFormat 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 file to trigger this vulnerability.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8qxc-57hf-hc9j	Open Babel has uninitialized pointer dereference in PQS pFormat

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.828% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1670
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1670

History

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Subscriptions

Openbabel Open Babel

Weaknesses

CWE-824

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:31 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Jul 21, 2023, 8:25 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:31 PM
Reserved: Nov 28, 2022, 8:45 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:31 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:31 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 21, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:11 AM

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