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    CVE-2022-46290

    Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the ORCA format nAtoms 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.The loop that stores the coordinates does not check its index against nAtoms

    Published:Jul 21, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Jul 21, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.0012
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openbabel
    Product
    Open Babel

    Exploits

    https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1665

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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