CVE-2025-10999: Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in CACAO CacaoFormat::SetHilderbrandt
A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel’s CACAO parser caused a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-55j6-rjhx-hwfh
- github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/ecaed96f
- github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2827
- github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-55j6-rjhx-hwfh
- github.com/user-attachments/files/22318503/poc.zip
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10999
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.325927
- vuldb.com/?id.325927
- vuldb.com/?submit.654064
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