Open Babel has out-of-bounds read in PQS lowerit (pre-buffer read)
Summary
A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's PQS parser caused an out-of-bounds (pre-buffer) read when reading a crafted input file.
Details
The flaw was in the lowerit helper used by the PQS parser. A
malformed input caused the helper to read one or more bytes before
the start of its input buffer.
Impact
Open Babel is a C++ library and CLI used to read and write chemistry
file formats; it is shipped by Linux distributions and embedded in
services that may parse untrusted input. Triggering this vulnerability
requires the victim to open a malicious PQS file with the obabel
tool, the OBConversion API, or any of the language bindings (Python,
Ruby, Java, R, Perl, C#, PHP).
Affected versions
All releases up to and including 3.1.1.
Patched version
3.2.0 (released 2026-05-26).
Patch
Fix commit: https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/f4a5ebae Fixes consolidated in #2913.
A minimized reproducer for this CVE is checked in under
test/files/fuzz_regress/ and is exercised on every CI build under
ASAN+UBSAN by the fuzzregresstest harness.
Credit
Reported via OSS-Fuzz.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | openbabel | < 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-m982-7q3h-r784
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11000
- https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2826
- https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/f4a5ebae
- https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318474/poc.zip
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325928
- https://vuldb.com/?id.325928
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.654066
- https://pypi.org/project/openbabel
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m982-7q3h-r784
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-125, CWE-404- Plataforma
- Python (PyPI)
- Paquete
openbabel- Publicada
- 01.07.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 14:17
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2785 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m982-7q3h-r784 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: openbabel
Todas las vulnerabilidades publicadas de este paquete (Python (PyPI)), de la más reciente a la más antigua. Muestra si es un fallo aislado o un paquete que hay que vigilar.
- Entradas en total
- 24
- Primera → última
- 06.2026 07.2026
- Sin corrección
- 0
- Explotada en ataques
- 0
Distribución por gravedad
- Alta 16
- Media 2
- Baja 6
Divulgaciones por año
- 2026: 24
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