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    CVE-2022-42885

    A use of uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the GRO format res functionality of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

    Published:Jul 21, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jul 21, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00144
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openbabel
    Product
    Open Babel

    Exploits

    https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1668https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1668

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    High
    Availability
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