Bug 2399601 (CVE-2025-10997)

Summary: CVE-2025-10997 openbabel: heap-based overflow in chemkinformat.cpp in CheckSpecies
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A flaw has been found in Open Babel up in the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow.
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Bug Depends On: 2402082, 2402085, 2402088, 2402094    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-26 03:01:25 UTC
A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.