CVE-2025-10998
Open Babel chemkinformat.cpp ReadReactionQualifierLines null pointer dereference
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Sep 26, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 26, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 25, 2025
Description
A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 1.7 Low | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Open Babeln/a |
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References
- VDB-325926 | Open Babel chemkinformat.cpp ReadReactionQualifierLines null pointer dereferencevdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-325926 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #654063 | Open Babel 3.1.1 / master commit 889c350 NULL Pointer Dereferencethird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2829issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318526/poc.zipexploit
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