Bug 2251664 (CVE-2022-37331)

Summary:	CVE-2022-37331 openbabel: Open Babel Gaussian format orientation out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Avinash Hanwate <ahanwate>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Description Avinash Hanwate 2023-11-27 07:49:44 UTC

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.

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1672

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2023-11-27 07:50:08 UTC

Created openbabel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2251666]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2251665]