CVE-2022-37331 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Gaussian format orientation 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00704.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Openbabel Subscribe	Open Babel Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-39966	An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Gaussian format orientation 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-vr3p-gg26-45v9	Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in Gaussian coords_type orientation parser

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1672
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1672

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2023-07-21T20:25:38.616Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:29:20.942Z

Reserved: 2022-11-28T20:45:37.968Z

Link: CVE-2022-37331

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:29:20.942Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-21T21:15:10.143

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:54:53.740

Link: CVE-2022-37331

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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