CVE-2026-2704

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function OpenBabel::transform3d::DescribeAsString of the file src/math/transform3d.cpp of the component CIF File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.2.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/346650/cti

https://vuldb.com/vuln/346650

https://vuldb.com/submit/754378

https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-6xw4-2g22-26h8

https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/releases/tag/openbabel-3-2-0

https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/pull/2862

https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2848

https://github.com/oneafter/0128/blob/main/ob1/repro.cif

https://github.com/VedantMadane/openbabel/commit/e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

CVSS v4

EPSS