CVE-2022-46289

Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the ORCA format nAtoms 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.nAtoms calculation wrap-around, leading to a small buffer allocation

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665 -

Information

Published : 2023-07-21 21:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2022-46289

Mitre link : CVE-2022-46289

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-46289

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openbabel

open_babel

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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