Summary A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's MOPAC output parser allowed an out-of-bounds write into the translationVectors[] array when reading the "FINAL POINT" block of a crafted input file. Details The MOPA…
| CVE ID | CVE-2022-46293 |
| Vendor | pip |
| Affected Product | openbabel |
| Vulnerability Type | Vulnerability |
| CVSS Score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Actively Exploited | ❌ No known exploitation |
| Patch Status | See Vendor Advisory → |
| Reported By | CYBERDUDEBIVASH SENTINEL APEX Intelligence (via github_advisories) |
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allowed an out-of-bounds write into the translationVectors[] array when reading the "FINAL POINT" block of a crafted input file.
POINT block into a fixed-size translationVectors[] array. A malformed block could push more vectors than the array had slots, causing a write past the end of the array. One of five translationVectors[] OOB writes in the TALOS 2022 batch.
file formats; it is shipped by Linux distributions and embedded in services that may parse untrusted input. Triggering this vulnerability requires the victim to open a malicious MOPAC output
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