Bug 2440890 (CVE-2026-2705) - CVE-2026-2705 openbabel: NULL pointer dereference when parsing a malformed MOL2 file
Summary: CVE-2026-2705 openbabel: NULL pointer dereference when parsing a malformed MO...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-2705
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2441019 2441020
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Reported: 2026-02-19 06:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-19 16:18 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-19 06:01:33 UTC 
A vulnerability was detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The impacted element is the function OBAtom::SetFormalCharge in the library include/openbabel/atom.h of the component MOL2 File Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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