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CVE-2026-2704PYSEC-2026-2774GHSA-6XW4-2G22-26H8

Open Babel CIF File transform3d.cpp DescribeAsString out-of-bounds

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 3.2.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function OpenBabel::transform3d::DescribeAsString of the file src/math/transform3d.cpp of the component CIF File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.2.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a Open Babel

    3.1.0, 3.1.1

  • openbabelPyPI

    fixed in 3.2.0

References 9

VulDB

GitHub · openbabel/openbabel

GitHub · oneafter/0128

GitHub · VedantMadane/openbabel