Medium 5.3Published Sep 25, 2025

CVE-2025-10997Open Babel chemkinformat.cpp CheckSpecies heap-based overflow

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 2:00 AM ET)

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A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122, CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Sep 26, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 19, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

openbabel open_babel openbabel:open_babel	through 3.1.1	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.325925	vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325925	signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.654062	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2830	issue-tracking, exploit
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318543/poc.zip	exploit

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