Bug 2443844 (CVE-2026-3408) - CVE-2026-3408 openbabel: NULL pointer dereference when parsing a malformed CDXML file
Summary: CVE-2026-3408 openbabel: NULL pointer dereference when parsing a malformed CD...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-3408
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2443879 2443880
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-03-02 15:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-02 16:47 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-02 15:01:44 UTC 
A vulnerability was identified in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This impacts the function OBAtom::GetExplicitValence of the file isrc/atom.cpp of the component CDXML File Handler. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The name of the patch is e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
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