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CVE-2022-46291: Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in Gaussian translationVectors[]

July 1, 2026

A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel’s Gaussian output parser allowed an out-of-bounds write into the translationVectors[] array when reading a crafted input file.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jg3h-pv7c-4f9c
  • github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/40e852138f21d586b7ccdce6329e7b23a87168bb
  • github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-jg3h-pv7c-4f9c
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46291
  • talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666
  • www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1666

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.2.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.2.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.2.0 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Source file

pypi/openbabel/CVE-2022-46291.yml

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