CVE-2022-46289

Published Jul 21, 2023

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description: 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
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
talos-cna@cisco.com: CWE-122

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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      {
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            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "259B903A-D1AC-443B-B2F7-878902D29197"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References